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“Lathan is psychotic,” she grumbles

“Ex of his or so?” Snake pries

“Sister,” she confesses, allowing all the tension to leave my body with that word At least I hope he didn’t cross that fucking line

“Why are you hiding fro her breath hitch at the sound of my voice

“Because he’s psychotic,” she says again, forcing h his trust fund and noantsun pointed at my head”

There’s un pointed at her head statement is a euphemism

“I’oes on Her tone is flat, alh it’s no surprise

Fucked up families everywhere, it seems

“So ere you guys doing there? Buying? Selling? Working for him?” she asks us

Snake and I both snort derisively while shaking our heads

“We’re not junkies or dealers,” I tell her, listening to the way her breathing hitches at the sound of ain

What’s her deal? People freak out over the scars, but not my damn voice

Irritated, I tightenwheel I assu on the floorboard was because of her fear of Lathan Now I half wonder if it was just the sight ofin fear Wouldn’t be the first fucking time that’s happened

“So ere you doing there?” she asks

“Our business Not yours,” I tell her curtly, ignoring the sound she makes this time

“Sheesh Sorry Justconversation”

“You need better conversation skills,” Snake points out as we ride out of town and head toward Halo

“Where are we dropping you?” I ask her

Fucking eh Why does she make a sound every time I speak?

“Wherever you’re going, that’s where I want to go I can’t go back to ot in too easily, and I don’t trust hiet lucky enough to escape twice”

The sky thunders and lightning crashes in the distance, re me e took the SUV in the first place She’d been shit out of luck if we’d taken our bikes

“Can’t go home with us, sweetheart,” Snake drawls