“I love him too, for what it’s worth, but I’ve spent a lifetime being treated like crap for things I didn’t do, and I’m done with it,” Kelly said. “Thank you for the ride.”
She went to the front desk and checked in, with a dull feeling of sorrow settling in her stomach. Then she went up to her room and started calling everyone she knew, desperately trying to find a lead on any jewel that might help Alexandra.
Nothing.
She finally flopped back on her bed and lay there, staring at the ceiling. Her phone rang, and she quickly grabbed it, hoping it was somebody with an answer.
“Hello?” she said eagerly.
“It’s me,” Teresa said. “Where are you right now?”
“I got a room at the Dragon’s Scale. Where are you?”
“I’m going to come pick you up right now. And if Calder’s still with you, don’t tell him.”
“He’s not still with me. Why?”
“Because I’ve got an idea about how to get the Sunrise Citrine.”
