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“We were going to tell you though…”
“Oh, really? When?” I cut him off.
“Look. We were going to tell you. We just needed to be sure about what she knew first.”
I sigh, massaging my temples. “And were you able to get anything from her?”
“Unfortunately, no. She was snatched before that,” he says, murmuring that last part.
I fix him with my dead stare. “Oh. So you know how hard we’ve been working to find the stash, and you find a lead, you don’t tell me, and then you lose the lead.”
Jared visibly shrinks beneath my gaze. People typically struggle to look into my eyes, and he is no exception. He looks away quickly, taking a step away from me. “It’s a pretty bad situation we’ve got on our hands, you know. For both our gangs. We both need to keep our eyes open for any leads on her whereabouts,” he says.
I look at him lazily. “Oh. So now you need me, you tell me.”
He avoids my gaze and starts to back away, ready to leave. “I stopped by to pass you the information. Mission accomplished. Do have a nice day.”
Jared leaves, and I wait an hour before going back to the safe house. Josiah, Tanner, and Amelia are in the kitchen. Josiah laughs at something as Tanner and Amelia glare at each other.
“Good, you’re all here. I have news.”
“What is it?”
“Jared visited the shop today.”
“What?” Josiah whips around to face me.
“Did anything happen?” Tanner asks calmly.
“No, but there’s only one reason he would visit like that,” I say.
“Amelia.” There’s a realization in Josiah’s voice. “They were trying to feel you out to see if you knew anything about her.”
“I suppose the good news is, we can now rest in the knowledge that they truly don’t know we have her, otherwise they would be out here right now,” Tanner says, and I nod.
I turn to Amelia. “You need to tell us where the stash is.”
“The stash. Of course.” Her tone is sarcastic and her brows furrow in annoyance.
“Come on, Amelia. I think it’s time you let us know where it is. It’s the only way to keep you safe.”
She scoffs. “Do you want to keep me safe or keep the stash safe?”
She storms off before I can say anything more. I watch as she goes.
“Perhaps I should talk to her and see if I can calm her down,” Tanner says, making Josiah scoff.
“What? You don’t think I can do it? You think you can do it better than I can?”
Josiah nods. “Certainly better than you.”
Tanner glares at him, fighting back his laughter.
“I’ll talk to her myself.”
I walk away from them, their argument about who is better following after me.
“Amelia,” I knock, waiting until it opens.
