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"What?" I asked I pressed

He tilted his head toward low of the Jeep’s dashboard and the far-off flashes of lightning in the sky, I could see the gleam in his eyes Unreadable, as always

"I’ tropical storm," he said simply, a false smile spread across his face "That’s all"

Cahter "At least the rain should wash all that blood off your face"

Javier’s eyes flicked over to hiet your fat Gus back? Because I think I’ your behinds, of course I don’t recall either of you thanking ive ure out the plan"

Javier let out a dry laugh, rain running off the tip of his nose, and eyed e of the plan, angel If you wantit my way"

"Fuck that," Camden spat out

I finally had to look at hilasses that reflected the dull glow fro the door handle like he was about to break it in two Oh god, I didn’t need this But then again, it was partly my fault Maybe I did need this

"Ca to placate him with my eyes, "please, let’s just … let’s just stay calm and think"

"I am calo find oal first and foreet to Travis and Gus"

"Andhih he was looking off onto the dark road "Yes … and your mother"

Noas the time to ask him Better now than never

I took in a deep breath "Where’s my father? I didn’t see him at the party"

He raised a brow and looked overidea I turned to look at Ca back at Javier like he didn’t even knoho he was

"Javier," I repeated "Where is my father?"

He frowned at Camden and looked back at me His face went stony "The man you call your father is dead"

Every lis sucked in war like I was choking

Dead

My father was dead?

No

Javier’s eyes softened ot here"

I let it soak in over ood parent

The weak one

Dead

Withfor Travis, I truly was an orphan now

"Oh god," I said, finally finding enough air I leaned forward, trying to ward off another panic attack, and Cah to let od"

"I’m sorry," Javier said

It took a few moments before I realized what he said

I immediately whipped my head toward him "No you’re not," I seethed "You wantedbastard, you wanted htsorry!"

Javier stared at me impassively, his features forever reptilian, s How could I have even thought there was soht," he said, turning his attention back to the elad he’s dead He deserves it for what he did to you But I aht now"

"Like I wouldn’t have felt worse if I killed theed "Obviously now I kno that would have played out Apparently you don’t hold the sa hi it break over and over But Javier was one of those men who could take the pain and e over us at the moment and he liked it when I hated him as much as he liked it when I loved hi my teeth

"I don’t know," he said "All I know is that he is one less person to hurt you"