Page 74 of Sinful God

My mind raced with the many possibilities. Maybe there had been more trouble with the Angels. Maybe he’d left campus and been in an accident. I jumped from one conclusion to another, each of them worse than the last.

Since I couldn’t relax until I knew he was okay, I tried calling. No answer. Maybe he was avoiding me.

I couldn’t shake the feeling that something was wrong. On a whim, I decided to head back to the house. Havoc and Knight wouldn’t be there yet. If Gage had gone home early, maybe we’d get the chance to talk alone.

I was both surprised and relieved to find Gage’s car parked out front. So he had come home after all.

Entering through the front door, I called his name, waiting for a reply that never came. I searched the house, finding his bedroom empty. The kitchen and living room were empty as well. What the hell?

Crossing through the kitchen, I opened the patio door into the backyard. Gage stood near the fence, hunched over, clutching the water hose. As I drew closer, I saw that he vigorously washed blood from his hands. A lot of it.

His head jerked up as he sensed my arrival. Eyes wide, he shook his head. “You shouldn’t be here right now, Raina.”

That’s when my gaze landed on the bloody knife in the grass at his feet. My heart raced, pounding in my ears as adrenaline filled me. “Gage, what did you do?”

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