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I sat down on the side of the bed and let out a relieved breath “A fight about what?”

Shenoise andlike the tough-as-nails girl I knew her to be

“I told hi with Race, that I wanted hiround last night People died, Brysen I don’t want to live every single day oftoabout him and Race all the time”

Whoa, that was pretty heavy and I could totally understand why it hadn’t gone well Bax didn’t seeuy that took to ultimatums, even if he really did love Dovie

“I’m sorry, Dovie I’m sure when he has souys can talk it over”

She sniffled again “I don’t know He stor and I haven’t seen his went doith Novak”

I swore under h my supershort hair I didn’t knohat to say to her to make it better As it turned out, all she wanted was a shoulder to cry on

“Brysen, I can’t concentrate on classes right now and I don’t want to be at the house all alone I know Race has you on lockdown, but can you tell me where you’re at so I can come over and we can talk?”

Of course I would never tell her no Dovie was a great friend and she sounded so stressed out and sad that all I wanted to do was give her a hug

“I don’t know the exact address We’re on the docks, though, and the condo complex is pretty nice I mean way nicer than you would expect for a place in the Point It’s right across the street from some bar called the Rabbit Hole We’re on the top floor”

Shesuperweird and suddenly a tingle started to lift the newly shorn hair on the back of my neck I trusted Dovie i in my life had been out to harm me lately and I needed to remember that

“Um in her throat