Page 39 of Wrecked By a Devil

“You really like him, huh?” I smile, realizing I never saw Mia this excited for a date in all the years we’ve known each other, which is basically our entire life.

“I do, Riley,” she nods.

“Then I’m happy for you,” I nod. “I hope we’ll both only have good things happening to us.”

“Me too,” She giggles as she picks up her bag and throws it over her shoulder, leaving me to finish getting dressed. “Meet you outside?”

“Yeah, I’ll be there in five.”

As I’m leaving, I realize that I have made enough money tonight to be able to afford an uber instead of taking the bus. With that realization I head outside, ready to request the ride from my app. Mia is already waiting for me at the entrance, and as I approach her, I notice a car pulling up in front of us. The longdark car has tinted glass so I can’t see anything inside, but the window on the passenger’s side opens and the driver looks up at me.

“Riley Monroe?” He asks.

“Yes?” I hesitate as I reply. With everything that has been going on at the Eden and Diana’s disappearance, I’m not sure if I should rush back inside and ask someone for help.

“Mr. Zeke sent me to pick you up and give you a ride home,” the driver explains.

“Did he?” I hesitate, still considering the option to run back inside.

“That’s so romantic,” Mia whispers, but it’s loud enough for the driver to hear us.

“He said to show you this,” the driver hands me a handwritten note. I recognize Ezekiel’s handwriting right away.

For once, don’t be stubborn and accept the ride.

I can’t control the smile that immediately appears on my face. I’m still struggling to process how much my life has changed in only a few days. For once, I actually have something to look forward to without feeling stressed out.

“Can my friend come too?” I ask the driver.

“Of course,” He opens the door for us and we both get inside.

“Fancy,” Mia giggles, and I have no choice but agree with her.

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

Ezekiel

“Did you drop the copy of the footage at the station?” Malachi asks as soon as Elijah and Levi set foot inside the small office at Malachi’s house. After sending Elliott to pick Riley up and drive her home, I find myself constantly checking my phone in case she calls me, to hear if she got home safely.

“Yes,” Levi is the one to respond. “And before you ask, we made sure to act as if we’re incredibly worried and willing to cooperate.”

Elijah gives our youngest brother a look that screams about how badly he has to struggle not to break Levi’s nose. “We are all those things.”

“Are we?” Levi raises an eyebrow. “Because as far as I know we gave them only the footage that you and Zeke carefully revisedand approved of. And we never work shoulder to shoulder with the police.”

“That doesn’t mean we don’t care about the missing girls,” Elijah says through his teeth.

“Well,” Levi throws himself on the sofa, his tablet in his hands. “I wonder if any of you would be as worried as you are if their disappearance didn’t make our family look bad.”

“That’s enough,” I don’t raise my voice, but the tone of my voice as I speak is clear enough for both of them to shut up immediately. “We got here to see what we can find on the security tapes. Whatever fight you want to pick, do it later.”

“I found something,” Cain speaks for the first time since we gathered. “I’m sharing my screen with you.”

When he connects to the main computer, I can see exactly what he’s talking about. “The camera has a blind angle,” I point out, noticing right away what Cain noticed.

“This looks like it’s just enough for a person to move without being caught on camera,” Malachi agrees. “We need to see if other cameras have blind angles too.”

“But this isn’t right,” Elijah protests. “I personally overlooked the installation of our latest security system at the club. There were no blind angles.”