“Why?” she breathes out.
I shake my head, wishing I had all the answers for her. “I don’t know.”
Blair sucks in a shallow breath before straightening. One glance at her face and I’m a little alarmed at how emotionless it is again. It’s like she can turn everything on and off at the flip of a switch.
Shit, that’s scary.
Without looking at me, Blair turns and heads for an SUV. I jog after her.
“You got to go, Rhett,” she calls over her shoulder. “That SUV is still running, which means the keys are in the ignition. I’ll take it and head out of here. If Ledger is behind this, I can’t go back to the cabin.”
“Blair! I’m not letting you go!” I don’t mean to yell but the adrenaline in my veins is making it hard to remain calm.
She starts to protest but is cut off by the sound of a phone ringing.Myphone. I look around for it and find it a few feet away on the road. I dive for it and answer when I see Santi’s name on the screen.
“Santi, I have Blair. She’s?—”
“Get out of there now! Three more SUVs are coming your way! Go, go, go!” he says so fast that I can hardly understand him. “Get as far away from here as possible with Blair. Break your phone so Ledger can’t track you. Get a new one, call me, and then I’ll meet up with you somewhere soon. I’ve called Wes and he’s going to come find me, so don’t worry about me.”
He hangs up before I can reply.
Holy fuck, what are we going to do? I stare at the blank screen for a full second before turning to Blair. She’s studying my face.
“What is it?”
“Trouble’s here, we need to gonow,” I tell her.
My mind begins to race as I push away the panic. That will only get us killed. There’s no time to lose it.
First things first, I need to get Blair out of here. I’ll figure out where to take her after we’re in the clear.
Determination straightens my shoulders and pushes any doubts aside.
Hurrying over to her side, I open the passenger door of the SUV that’s running and practically shove Blair inside.
“Rhett, what are you doing?” she demands as I slam the door and sprint to the driver’s side.
I climb in, swing the door shut, and adjust all the mirrors.
“Rhett! Get out!” She shoves my arm. “Go back to Santi. Go back to the cabin! Just pretend you don’t know about Ledger. Tell him I abandoned you to escape trouble. Life will go back to normal and Ledger won’t be the wiser?—”
“Stop it!” I shout, furious that she would even suggest such a thing. “I’m not leaving you to face this shit on your own.”
“But—”
“You didn’t abandon me in my time of need, Blair. Now it’s my turn to repay the favor. Now shut up and keep an eye out for trouble behind us.”
Just as I throw the SUV into reverse, headlights cut through the darkness.
Oh, fuck…
With a curse, I whip the SUV around and gun the gas. Tires burn and scream, then we’re off, barreling down the road, into the darkness. I roll down the window and toss my phone out. As I roll it back up all I can think about is Blair and how the hell I’m going to save her from a monster like Ledger.
Chapter 38
Wesley
“Do you actually think this is going to be used?” Ledger asks skeptically as we both step back to admire the new addition to the porch.
