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He nods. “What are you going to do?”
“I’m going to give that asshole what he wants.”
We all head toward the door. Jericho walks out but Zeke turns to me. “No, not you. You’ll stay here. I’ll send two men over.”
“What? No.”
“Stay, Blue. Call your sister, call Rudy. I’ll get in touch with the men stationed at the center, and I’ll take care of this.”
“I’m going with you!”
“Over my dead body.”
“Zeke, please?—”
His fingers squeeze my arms. “We are wasting time your sister may not have.”
“I can’t just sit here.”
“You have no choice.”
“Zeke.”
“Look, this will be easier if I know you’re safe.” I open my mouth to protest but he holds up a finger. “I don’t want to lock you in your room.”
I look away, nod because he’s made up his mind.
“Good.” He kisses me once, hard, which surprises me and when he pulls away and walks out of the door, I watch him climb into his SUV and hear the engine roar to life. A chill runs up my spine and I hug my arms to myself as I stand there and watch him go, uneasy, afraid. Afraid to lose him. Because my father has nothing to lose and he wouldn’t think twice about hurting Zeke, or worse.
21
EZEKIEL
Isabelle meets us at the door. Jericho hugs her, holding her for a long moment. I can almost feel his relief at having her in his arms and maybe for the first time in my life I can understand it.
“What is it?” Isabelle asks, concerned. “Where’s Blue?”
“She’s at the other house. Kids okay? Everyone’s inside?”
She nods. “They’re arguing over which movie we’ll watch.”
Jericho smiles at that.
“Brother. I need the laptop,” I say, not wanting to interrupt this moment but needing to go.
Jericho nods and I follow him into his office to get the laptop. “I’ll go with you,” he says.
“No, you won’t. You and I both know if her father got to the house, he has help. He wouldn’t know where Blue is otherwise. It has to be Girard. The timing is suspect now that I think of it. Hell, Girard could have left the bags himself with that note planted in it.”
Jericho considers this.
“I need to go,” I say.
“Dex,” Jericho calls.
“Yeah, boss.”
“Go with him. Make sure he doesn’t get himself killed.”
