“What’s your name?” I demand.
“J,” she answers evenly. Her stare is steady and sure. Would Jinx be that calm on the edge of discovery?
I lean back. “J? Like… just the letter?”
She nods. Shrugs.
J is tiny, even smaller than Cadence. Her big eyes, long blonde hair, and that shapeless hospital gown make her seem especially fragile.
Could this be Jinx?
I want to discount it. The anonymous poster who lorded over Redwood Prep from the shadows and extorted me and my brothers for money couldn’t possibly be so… girly. But the computer, the monitor, her name—I can’t discount the truth based on first impressions.
“What do you know about Dr. Kenji?”
“Why did you crawl into the hospital with a concussion and bruised ribs?”
“I asked first.”
“And what? You want a trophy?”
I blink rapidly, at a loss for words. There’s something strange about this girl.
Just then, my phone pings.
It’s Zane.
Finn, I swear if you don’t answer me in the next five minutes, I’m driving over there.
I type a reply and sense J hovering over my cot. She glances at me and then at her watch with a furrowed brow.
“Is that Dutch?” J asks.
My heart lodges in my throat and my eyes narrow on her. “How do you know my brother?”
“He was blowing up your phone while you were unconscious.”
That answer logically makes sense. So, why do I not buy it?
My heart is still beating fast. I feel like I’m at the start of the biggest, craziest roller coaster ride of my life.
I give J another head-to-toe scan. My brothers kept teasing me about having a crush on Jinx, and while I don’t know what it’s like to have feelings for someone, I will say that I did think about her.
A lot.
Enough that I believed I could recognize her even though I’d never seen her before.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” J asks, tilting her head to the side.
More than anything, I want to get my hands on the anonymous poster who turned my world upside down.
And I think I found her.
Chapter Eight
J
Finn’s eyes hook right into me, like two spears plunging straight through my chest. His brow tightens.
