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“Oi, wait up!” I called out, chuckling loudly. When he didn’t listen, I grabbed his arm, pulling him backward.
“What?!” he snapped, raising his fist at me.
I laughed, enjoying his annoyance. No matter how much he pretended to hate her, he was worried about Milla too.
“She’s over there, butt-face,” I said before he could punch me in the face.
“Where?” he asked at once.
I gestured toward Jerry’s Café.
Caleb’s gaze soon fixed on the restaurant’s window. Milla sat with another guy and they were bending over a laptop screen.
“Let’s go,” I said, leading the way inside the café.
“Corey, hold up,” Caleb said just as I reached the counter.
“What?”
“That guy over there,” he said, gesturing toward the guy with Milla. “Do you know him?”
I took a closer look. He seemed kind of familiar. “He’s an Elite, isn’t he? The same year as us, I’m guessing. Why? You jealous already?”
Caleb’s face remained grim even as I chuckled.
“He’s the guy who paid to make that accident happen,” Caleb said in a grim tone.
“Why’s he still alive, then?” I asked, feeling a sliver of anger surge through me. “Why isn’t he crawling on his ass? Why’s he sitting so close to her? Why, Caleb?”
“Chill,” he said, digging his fingers into my forearm. “I’m still not a hundred percent sure yet.” He let out a long breath, forcing me to look at him. “I was supposed to get Noah to look into him but I didn’t get a chance yet. The dude’s an Elite. We can’t go stirring up shit on a whim.”
“You guys want to order anything?” a young guy asked from the other side of the counter.
“Three loaded subs and two americanos,” said Caleb.
“The extra one’s for Milla?” I asked.
Caleb stayed silent, glancing toward the table where Milla sat with the guy who caused my accident.
“Are you sure it’s him?” I asked, taking in the young man’s neat clothes and nerdy features. “He doesn’t look like the kind who’d stir up trouble with us.”
“That’s the thing,” said Caleb, looking disturbed. “The guy at Roger’s workshop gave me a description that matches his. He didn’t have a name to give me. That’s the reason we’ve got to play it cool before doing anything. We need to find out why he’d want to fuck with us in the first place.”
“You know his name?”
“Luke Beckett.”
“I’ve never even talked to the guy,” I said thoughtfully. “Why’d he want to kill me?”
“I’m more interested in finding out about his relationship with Milla,” said Caleb.
The barista at the counter passed a tray with all our food. Picking it up, I led the way toward Milla’s table.
“Hey,” said Caleb, pulling a chair back.
Both Milla and Luke glanced up at us.
Milla’s deep blue eyes widened at once while Luke looked mildly surprised to see us.
