Page 25 (1/2)

I heard the crowd go nuts, heard ht I saw Nassir nod at hten around e tried to rouse hiet the hell out of here

Suddenly all I could see ide green eyes full of concern “Are you okay? You’re bleeding a lot”

She handedit on, I bunched it up and stuffed it against h the fabric instantly

“I’ll live I need to get my money from Nassir before he comes up with another stipulation or brilliant plan”

She bit her lip and moved my hoodie to the side to show me a thick envelope in her other hand

“I had Brysen count it while you were fighting He handed it to me before you even threw the first punch Heto win It’s there,in and out and I was having a hard tiet out of here”

“You need a hospital”

“Just a little patching up That’s what Race used to do for ht-headed I never would have told her that otherwise

She tilted her head to the side and held outmy heavy arms into the sleeves I just stared at her dumbly when she stuck her tiny hand into one of the pockets and pulled out my keys

“Come on I’ll take you to your ”

“No one drives my car” I sounded drunk The words were slurred and I didn’t honestly know if I was going to make it as far as the suburbs

“No one but me”

She slid her tiny frame under my arm on my noninjured side and I almost collapsed on her For the first time since I let Race take me to the hospital when I was sixteen, I relied on another hu to take care of me I didn’t want to think what that meant for either one of us

CHAPTER 6

Dovie