Page 121 of Dark Endures

“Do you have an address?” I don’t want to hunt her down through Masters, but I will if I need to.

“No, but I can get it.”

“Get it. Then give it to Everett. See if she went to the friend’s place. If she’s not there, we’ll check the ones outside of Urbium.” But those seem less likely.

There’s another thread to pull.

Jacko and Knight walk in together.

Knight takes off his jacket and sets it on the arm of a chair.

“What do you need? I’m kind of busy.”

“We’ve been friends for a very long time. So I’m going to need you to answer a question and make me believe you’re telling me the truth.” Knight rolls up his sleeves as he walks towards me.

Everyone has gone crazy today. “What question?”

“Did you beat her up?”

“WHAT?”

The rest of the room goes silent.

“I know you. But I can’t see how this woman is lying. She’s battered, bruised, and has cuts from a broken bottle all over her back. I can’t see why she would lie. And she told me you beat her up.”

Jacko steps in front of Knight. “My brother has never touched a woman in his life. She’s lying.”

“Then let him tell me the words. Because I don’t want to believe her. But the man who hurt her deserves to hurt just as badly. And I have no problem being the one to do it. Tell me you didn’t beat up Mindy Peters.”

My heart stops.

The whole world stops.

She’s alive.

I know where she is. Must get to her. I run for the stairs.

“What is he doing? I asked him a question.” Knight shouts behind me.

“Come if you want the explanation.” Jacko has my back.

I know he’s coming even without looking.

How I don’t fall as I fly down the stairs, I don’t even know. All I know is that I need to get to her now.

Jacko snatches the keys out of my hand before I can get in the driver’s seat. “You’re not killing yourself before you get to her. I’m driving.”

It would take too long to fight with him. I get in the car.

Knight manages to hop in before we take off. “Explain now.”

“You found her. I’ve been looking for Mindy.” Move faster.

Why are we even talking? Just move.

“Maddox didn’t hurt her.”

“How can you know that?”

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