That ice-cold look was back on his face, and he pursed his lips, giving Jay a steely look and shaking his head.
“You’re making a mistake. When he takes Milo from you next, don’t come crying to me. This isyourchoice, Jay. Anything that happens to him is onyou.”
Sebastian turned to look at me, his fists clenched at his side.
“If you’re as smart as I think you are, Milo, you’ll run far away from here and never look back. This is your one warning.”
And with that, he turned on his heel and exited The Cave, leaving Jay and me in the cold wake of his absence.
I shook, feeling like those words were loaded.
Were they talking about Luke?
They must be.
What did he mean by ‘take me away from himnext?’
Had he just implied that Luke had Jay’s dad freaking killed?
A half-finished puzzle that I hadn’t even realized I’d started in my mind started falling into place.
My veins were filled with ice at the thought that the man who ran such a massive, successful company could potentially be capable of something so sinister.
I needed to look into this.
If that man had anything to do with the death of Jay’s dad, the world needed to know.
Jay wasn’t safe here…Iwasn’t safe here.
Suddenly, I wasn’t afraid of losing my job. I was afraid of something much worse.
“Jay?” I asked, glancing up at him to find him nearly quivering next to me. He was staring at the now closed elevator door, looking absolutelyfurious.
When he turned to look at me, he immediately softened, as if he couldn’t possibly stay angry as long as he was looking at me.
He reached out and brushed a thumb across my cheek, his eyes sad and haunted.
“Let’s call it a day,” he whispered, his voice soft and delicate. “Come home with me?”
I nodded, shrugging out of my lab coat and laying it on the desk next to the abandoned manipulator.
“Of course. Anything you want,” I said, doing my best to give him a reassuring smile.
He pressed a kiss to the top of my head, pulling me in close and enveloping me in his spicy scent.
“You’re so perfect.” He sighed as he clung to me. I wrapped my arms around his waist and let him hold me. The way he shook in my arms told me he needed contact.
Whatever had just happened had upset him as much as it had upset me.
I would ask him to explain more later.
Right now, he just needed someone to hold him, and I tried not to think about the fact that Sebastian probably did too, but I didn’t think he had anyone to turn to.
The thought made me sad, but I could only do so much.
Sebastian had made it clear he wanted me to leave, but I wasin this now.
I wouldn’t abandon them, not even if it meant I might get hurt.
