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I dropped the phone, tearing into the bathroom to vomit. It came on so suddenly, so violently, I almost didn’t make it in time.
“Riley!”
Drake followed me in, crouching with me, rubbing my back, doing his best to make me feel better.
I coughed, acid burning my throat. “Crap…”
“What happened?”
I got up, rinsed my mouth, and gathered my composure. “I don’t want to have this conversation with her. Part of me would rather keep the truth hidden. To spare us the drama.” I rubbed my tender belly. “Wishful thinking at its finest.”
He pulled me into a hug. “I’ll be right by your side.”
It meant the world to me. No, the universe. With one sentence, he eased the pressure, making this journey a little less frantic.
From there, the rest of the morning passed without incident. Dean went off with Aaron to the basement spell room to repair the solar diamond, and I took a nap with Drake. Snug as a bug in a rug in his arms, riding the calm before the inevitable storm.
Chapter 31
RILEY
Our patrol began at sunset.
A bitter sea wind blasted the city, stirring litter into small tornadoes of trash, giving my face a continuous, briny slap.
“So cold,” I mumbled, dipping my chin into my coat.
Drake linked his arm with mine, being all sweet and caring.
I could get so used to this.
“A shame this didn’t kick off in the summertime,” Isaac complained as we walked Athame Crescent in the north of the city. An affluent area with big houses boasting fabulous gardens and lots of trees, a plethora of Hecate Crystals growing on every lamppost.
In the springtime, this road was a riot of colorful flowers and leafiness.
According to Stefan Rushden, it was also a potential spot for a Kingwood hideout. God only knew what led him to such thinking, but he wanted us to check it on his say so.
Erin didn’t see the point of arguing with him. Anyway, never make assumptions. The arsehole might be right.
Me, Isaac, Drake, and Jake inspected every house. Senses on high alert, more than ready for a clue to stop the Kingwoods hurting the city.
There were only a couple of days left until their deadline of me and Isaac being handed over.
Yeah, not happening.
Drake rubbed my arm, wrapped in the puffy sleeve of my coat.
My heart kept taking happy skips whenever he touched me. And with every passing hour, my trace concerns about the speed of our romance faded into the ether. Sometimes you just knew when something was right. If it bit me in the arse later down the line, fine. Whatever. At least I could say I made the most of the ride.
My dirty mind went off.
Naughty!
Ollie sent Jake a text to say he’d be with us in ten minutes.
Cool.
We walked the whole of Athame Crescent, finding nothing lurking between the parked cars or the impressive foliage.
