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A voice interrupts.
“Knox? Sloane?”
We both turn.
Jade. Standing ten feet away, blinking at us like we’re ghosts.
Next to him is a woman who’s a slightly older version of Sloane. Maybe a cousin ora sibling.
I let go of Sloane, and she steps back, smoothing her expression.
“Serena. Jade,” she says.
Serena smirks. “We saw you running this way. I was wondering where all that heat was coming from.”
Jade’s face is stiff. “You two know each other?”
Sloane swallows. “Yes. We do. We’re… dating.”
“Wait a minute, Serena says. “Finn’s brother?”
Sloane doesn’t answer.
Serena gasps. “Oh, my god. Jade, didn’t you say he’s your boss? How-“
Jade looks like he wants to disappear.
“I think,” he says, “we all need to talk.”
I’ll Carry You Over
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SLOANE~~
The little space we’re crammed into suddenly feels a million times tighter
It’s not just the size-though the narrow walkway barely fits four people who bling bows to the mate a that makes me feel imprisoned. It’s the way Jade stands too still. The way Serens is vexating with fury The way Kewurk I said a word since Jade and Serena arrived.
I don’t even know how we ended up here, all of us.
Were they following me? Did my mom actually send Serena and Jade to guard mal bedrmeting AP ebote grown woman.
And Jade? Don’t even get me started on that part. Jade, of all people-my mom’s behard tho dobles at vide da for her endless “you need a good man” lectures-is working for Knox. I don’t even have the mental bonded to that fully. Whatever he’s doing for Knox, it’s definitely not artsy The only art that marts involved in tay ches painting a wall with someone’s blood.
If my heart wasn’t already trying to claw its way out of my chest, I’d actually find this hilarious
Serena breaks the silence.
“Please tell me that the thoughts rolling through my head right now are not true; she says. Tell me you did many m mother with a fucking lie.”
Jade doesn’t flinch. “You need to calm down.”
“Calm down?” she hisses. “She’s hypertensive. What do you think this kind of information will do to her?
“Which is exactly why I didn’t tell her. I love her. She doesn’t need to know my dirty details
I glance at Serena. She’s furious. And sure, she has every right to be-but it’s so weird that it creeps me out. Her hands are clenched tight at her sides. I’ve never seen her like this. Not even when she found out I was dating a guy the whole family thinks is a criminal. Here she is, veins standing proud on her forehead, eyes blazing like she just caught Jade hiding bodies in the garage. I guess that’s what happens when you’re close to your mom-like, really close. When you’re used to beng part of her everyday life, you take her peace personally. You explode when someone lies to het Loudly Emotionally
Honestly, for a second, I forget this whole mess was supposed to be about me.
“Rena,” I say, moving closer. I reach out and take her hand. Her fingers are stiff in mine. “Maybe we should revist this when everyone’s a little calmer.”
“You mean lie to her?” she says, rounding on me. “You mean hide the truth from Mom?”
“That’s not what I-“
“She has a right to know her husband works for a bad man. A dangerous man. God knows what Jade’s doing for Knox. He could be an assassin. My mom is sharing a house with a killer.”
She’s trembling now. Words falling out of her mouth like they’re coated in gasoline. I glance at Knox, who’s watching all this with mild amusement. He’s really enjoying watching himself getting called a bad man.
Jade’s expression is what truly unnerves me.
He looks… angry.
Which is wild, considering he’s the one being accused of keeping secrets.
“Okay,” I say to Serena, “how about I take you home? We’ll talk through it, just the two of us.”
“No.” She jerks her hand out of mine and glares at Jade. “I’m going to Mom right now. I’m telling her everything.”
She turns to storm off-but Jade’s voice stops her.
“I can’t allow you to do that, Serena.”
She whirls back. “What are you going to do? Kill me? Cut out my tongue? Threaten to hurt Sloane? My mom? My boyfriend?”
He sighs. “You’ve watched too many action more Tel
Or Sloane? She’s screwing my boss and keepir
My spine stiffens, but I stay silent.
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“And your boyfriend?” Jade goes on, eyes glinting. “Why would I bother with him? You don’t even love him.”
Serena freezes. Her face goes pale. Knox straightens, clearly intrigued now. Even I blink at Jade, taken aback by the
I’ll Carry You Over sharpness of his tone, the venom in it, and his words.
“What are you talking about?” Serena asks, her voice suddenly small.
Jade steps forward. Just once. But the move sends Serena stumbling, and she grips my wrist like I’m an anchor.
“You want a villain?” Jade says, voice low. “Let me show you what one sounds like.”
He takes another step.
“If you go to your mother with what you’ve heard today, I’ll tell her exactly why you’ve been showing up here so often. Pretending to be a loving daughter. Hanging around. Getting close.”
“Go to hell,” Serena snaps, her voice cracking.
“I dare you,” he whispers. “Go to her. And she’ll find out her favorite daughter has a crush on her husband.”
The silence that follows that sentence is a vacuum.
I glance at Serena, who has gone deathly still.
“Okay…” I say, stepping between them. “That’s one hell of a reach, Jade. I get that you’re mad. But don’t start making shit up. What is wrong with you?”
That glare falls on me. “You think I’m lying? Ask her why she hasn’t denied it.”
I look back at Serena.
She won’t look at me.
And now I’m getting chills.
“She’s silent because you’re scaring her,” I say, swallowing thickly. “Hell, I’m scared too.”
A foreign voice comes from behind me.
“Babe?”
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