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“But Levi…” Her voice croaked when she said it.
“We think it’s best to separate you two.”
She understood immediately. Her father wanted to throw Frederick’s guys off their tracks. Disorient them.
“You’ll meet us here tomorrow.” He shoved a folded piece of paper into her hand.
Sickness coiled in her being, and her spirit screamed at the thought of being separated from her son for even a second.
“Trust me. It’s the best way,” her father urged, his voice low. His attention whipped around as he searched the lot, as if he were worried that they might be being watched.
Because if Frederick had picked up a trail, if he had any idea, then…
Horror gripped her, a cyclone of fear ripping through her senses.
But she had to.
They had no other choice.
She had to take this risk.
“Go,” herfather gritted.
In a frenzy, she ducked back into the backseat of her parents’ car, and she smothered kisses all over her little boy’s face. Her hands were on his cheeks as she murmured, “I love you. I love you more than anything.”
He babbled and yanked at a lock of her hair.
She forced herself to straighten and then she threw herself at her father. “Be careful,” she begged.
He nodded. “You be careful, too.”
She hugged her mother and then rushed to hug her cousin, murmuring, “Thank you.”
Lilah nodded against her shoulder. “It’s time for you to live free and without pain. I’m honored to have a small part in making that happen.”
She choked over a cry and hugged her cousin harder because she knew she’d never see her again.
Then she raked the tears off her face before she tossed her phone into the bushes then climbed into her cousin’s car. She fumbled to plug the address where they were supposed to meet in Columbus, Ohio into the map on the dash.
And with her heart in her throat, she sped away.
FIFTY-TWO
CHARLEIGH
“How are you holding up?”Concern filled Raven’s voice as she peered at me from where we sat at the island.
She had asked me that no less than fifteen times throughout the day.
“I’m okay,” I told her. “Shaken for sure, but I know they’ll figure out who it was.”
It was strange that I was the one who was reassuring her because honestly, I was terrified.
But Raven had been extremely anxious.
Unable to sit still with each second that’d passed.
A constant diffusion of fear emanating from her spirit.
