Page 99 of Fangs
“I know,” he finally said quietly.
I faltered, my mind tripping over those two simple words.
I know.
Know what? He couldn’t know aboutthis.What the fuck was he talking about?
“Youknow?” I finally got out.
“Trey radioed us.”
I stared at him.
“When you were at the trading post.”
My mind frantically ran through our entire time at the trading post. Trey must have done it while I was making my infusion with Roe in Zeke’s kitchen. He’d told them, and he hid it from me.
“We have a small radio hidden in the bunkhouse,” Mac added when I didn’t say anything.
Part of me wasn’t surprised. Of course, Trey would want to warn his family that they might be in danger, but a much more selfish and broken part of me felt betrayed, and not just by Trey. I’d been trying to figure out how to tell Mac and the crew this, terrified it would ruin everything, and theyalready knew. I’d just been more vulnerable than I’deverbeen, showing all this shit to Mac, but healready fucking knew.
“Em?” Mac asked, gently squeezing my arm, which he still held.
“So, what? You were just waiting for me to tell you so you could act like it was new information?” I knew I wasn’t disguising the hurt and anger in my voice, but I didn’t care.
“No!” he retorted, his voice sharpening. “I was waitin’ until you felt comfortable enough to tell me.”
“You waited until Ifelt comfortableenough to show you some of the worst fucking moments of my life, relive all of that shit, and youalready knew?”
“Well, I wasn’t expecting you toshowme.” His eyes flashed with angry sparks.
“Do you seriously thinktalkingabout it would have been any easier?”
My voice was rising, and I could see people glancing curiously at us. A couple of Nemo’s guards were whispering to each other and gesturing at us, and my stomach suddenly dropped.
“Everyone knows,” I realized with horror.
“No,” he said immediately. “Not everyone, just Nemo and his top people and our crew.”
Of course, Nemo knew. No wonder he used up so many resources torescueme from my brother. No wonder Nemo wanted me to stay here. No wonder he was so willing to make a deal with Wolf. When the other powered person showed up looking for me, Nemo could just hand me over like the perfect little bargaining chip I was.
I felt so stupid.
“Em—”
“Did Nemo tell you to keep it a secret from me?” I demanded, my voice shaking.
“He didn’t say to keep it a secret; he just didn’t want to overwhelm you with everything?—”
I yanked my arm free, staring horrified at him with furious tears filling my eyes.
Em, please, just—His voice in my head sounded far more desperate.
I slammed down my mental shield as hard as I could, turned, and fled.
“Em!” he shouted, and I heard him following. “Em, wait, you?—”
“Mac!”
