Page 162 of My Unexpected Mate

Blake searched his pockets and pulled out a key. He uncuffed Calvin’s dead body and walked back toward us.

“What do we do now?” Jacob asked and crossed his arms over his chest.

“We are going home,” I said. “I am not taking Aria anywhere but home.”

“What about finding Patricia?” Blake asked.

“We will do that,” I nodded. “But I am getting Aria home first.”

The guys nodded and we started walking back to our cars.

“The girls will freak out when they see us,” Blake muttered.

I looked down at my blood-soaked clothes and sighed. It was a good thing we had extra clothes.

We walked up to our cars, and I saw the girls sitting in the back of my car. They were holding hands and talking.

Annie noticed us first. Her eyes grew wide, and a small scream escaped her. Cassie and Aria looked toward us, and their eyes widened in horror.

Cassie opened the door and jumped out. Her eyes went from Blake to her brother.

“What the hell happened?” she screamed. “Are you hurt?”

Aria jumped out of the car, her eyes never leaving me and Nick.

“It’s okay,” Blake said. “It is not our blood.”

“He is gone, love,” Nick said and reached for Aria. “He will never hurt you again.”

Cassie and Annie gasped. Aria just stared at Nick with wide eyes.

“Love?” Nick said when she didn’t react.

Shit. Was she afraid of us now?

Fuck.

I could see Nick was thinking the same thing as I was. I can see how worried he was. His hand was reaching out toward her, but she was not moving.

“Minnie?” Jacob called her.

She looked at him before turning and walking away. My heart started beating painfully fast.

Nick started walking after her but stopped when she opened the trunk.

What is she doing? My eyebrows furrowed and I glanced at Nick, who was as confused as I.

She walked back with a bottle of water and two pairs of shorts.

“I am not touching either one of you until you clean up and change,” she said, handing us the bottle.

I released a breath I didn’t know I was holding.

“Fuck, Aria,” I muttered. “I thought you were afraid of us now.”

Annie chuckled and Aria shook her head.

“I am not afraid of you,” she said quietly. “I was a little bit shocked. It is not every day that you see four people completely covered in blood.”

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