“Now?”
“Yeah, now.” I work to make sure my tone isn’t too harsh. I don’t want her to know how pissed I am.
“Okay, it’ll be a few minutes. I’m on outer patrols.” I can hear the low rumble of the side-by-side in the background.
“Just head straight in, don’t worry about waiting for a replacement.”
“Okay…” Letty drags out the word as if she’s confused why I want to see her.
I hit the end button and flip the monitors to live feed. I scan the outdoor perimeter cameras, but I don’t see Letty—or anyone else for that matter. I don’t rehash the short conversation with Griff, he would have heard what he cared to, but I do say, “Let’s watch to see where she comes from. It shouldn’t take her very long from anywhere on the property.”
I take a quick glance at the corner and spy Quinn, who’s still sipping her tea in the cafeteria. I can tell by the way her knee is bouncing that she’s growing restless. I just told Griff a few minutes ago to leave her alone, but I want to go to her too. I hate the fact that she can’t roam around the school on her own. This place should be safe for everyone, especially my mate, but there’s too much shit happening, and I can’t fucking trust anyone.
“She’s not going to stay put for long,” I warn, needlessly pointing to the screens displaying Quinn.
“Maybe she’s ready to go back to the room. Should I go check?” Griff sounds hopeful.
I snort. “You think she’s ready to see you yet?”
He mulls over my words for a moment. “You could go.”
“I’ll get more out of Letty than you will, you barely know her. Speaking of…” She comes into view on the southwest camera. She’s indeed in a side-by-side and cruising along at a good clip, leaving the camera’s view quickly.
I half expected her to be coming from the hangar, but it doesn’t mean she wasn’t in that area. I’m sure Letty is familiar with all the cameras in the woods, since she works the surveillance room at least once a week, pretty much everyone does. She could have very easily stuck to the blind spots and chosen where to be seen.
“I can just wait for her here. She’s expecting you, and it might shake her up a bit if I was waiting for her instead.”
It probably would. Griff has a way of getting under people’s skin. “I’ll handle it,” I tell him and pull my phone out again. When I scroll through my contacts, I realize I don’t have the number I’m looking for. “Who’s here?” I holler into the hall.
“I am.” Nina steps from a room, then makes her way toward me without my prompting.
“Get me Alice’s number.”
“Alice who?” Nina’s brows dip.
“Brunette shifter, teaches primary.”
She’s nodding before I even finish. “I’m on it.”
Griff is looking at me with a raised brow. “What?” I grumble in response to his expression. “Wes is working, and it’s Saturday afternoon. I’m sure Quinn would enjoy her company.”
“The one we met at dinner last night?”
“The one you met at dinner. I already knew her.” I don’t sayyou’re an antisocial motherfucker, but we both know it’s the truth.
“She’s the one with the newly blooded vamp.” It’s more of a statement than a question.
“Wes, yes.”
Griff nods, his gaze already back on the monitors. “Quinn calls her Ally. She likes her. That’s good.” He sounds a little lost. I get it, I’ve been there too.
“I got it.” Nina holds up a scrap of paper then steps into the room just long enough to hand it over.
“Letty should be here any minute. Send her right back to me.” I’m already dialing the number. Nina dismisses herself after my instructions.
“Hello?” Alice answers lightly.
“Hey, it’s Evan.”
