Page 157 of In Death, Love Survives
“Sounds good. I’ll bring this last bag downstairs. I’ll be right back then.”
“Thank you. Seriously. For everything.”
Daisy leaves, and I shut off the living room light and take one last look around, making sure everything is off and secure.
My phone vibrates in my pocket.
Finally! I finally have service.
I take it out, hoping it’s Wolfe. As I walk back into my living room, I look at the caller ID and see it’s Ryan.
I hit deny and pocket it.
My phone vibrates again.
Pulling it back out, I see it’s Ryan again.
I pocket it once more and head out my front door. As I’m locking it back up, a small vibration comes through.
I lock the door and then pull my phone back out. Ryan has texted me.
Nova. It’s an emergency. PLEASE CALL ME OR TURN ON THE NEWS.
“What in the world,” I mutter.
I haven’t given much thought to all the happenings at Roper State since I left. I sent my resignation email, and that was that.
I figured one day I would get a call from someone if an investigation was started by Crawley or someone else, but nothing has come through.
I’ve been trying to focus on my future instead of worrying about my past.
I call Ryan back.
“Nova,” he says, sounding relieved.
“Ryan. What’s going on?” I ask, confused.
“There’s been a prison break. Are you in Rosetown?”
“Umm…” Well, fuck. Yes, I am. “Yeah, I actually just came back.”
“Leave. Immediately. Sam Snow is one of the prisoners who got out.”
I take the stairs down to the main floor quickly as I process everything. Daisy is walking toward me and sees that I’m panicked.
“What’s wrong?” she asks.
“We have to go. Now.”
“Okay!”
She walks alongside me quickly. Ryan has been saying things in my ear, but I’ve been in a daze.
“Nova!”
“Sorry! Wait. How did they get out?”
“That’s what I’m trying to tell you. I don’t know, but it’s been pretty evident to everyone that Sam hates Wolfe. I don’t think anyone else has made the connection to you yet.”
