It doesn’t matter, though; we’re getting the fuck out of this place.
ChapterFourteen
CREW
“Where the hell are they?”I kick up a mound of snow on the tracks near the bleachers, flinging it off my boot before doing it again.
“They were definitely here. No one else rode a sled to the game.”
“No shit they were here. But what I wanna know is where the fuck they are now! Have you heard back from Victor?”
“Not yet. I’ve got six guys doing a sweep around The Academy grounds. Victor should be getting to our place anytime.”
“We can’t wait for him to get all the way back here. Who knows what could happen if we wait too long. I swear to God, if Jagger put her in harm’s way, I’ll fucking kill him.”
Neo sits back down on his sled and rests his elbows on the dash. “Calm your cranky ass down. I’m sure they’re fine. Probably just off screwing somewhere, getting it out of their systems.”
My jaw clenches, nostrils flared. “Fuck off.”
“I’m just saying. Jagger’s got a thing for your girl.”
“Yeah. No shit. Everyone’s got a thing for my girl. Wouldn’t surprise me if you treated her like shit, just to hide that you’re simping on her, too.”
Neo throws his hands up, shaking his head. “Not a chance in hell. I hate that fucking—”
“Don’t say it.” I shake my finger, side-eyeing him with a scowl. “Don’t you dare fucking say it.”
“I’ll say what I wanna say and when I wanna say it, but right now, we need to find those assholes before they get themselves killed and we have to explain to The Elders why Kol Sunder’s daughter was found dead.”
“You’ve really got a way with words, ya know that?”
He grins, pleased with himself. “Thanks. I think so, too.” With the twist of his fingers, he brings the sled to life. “Get on.”
“Try calling Jagger’s phone again first.”
Sighing, he pulls his phone out, taps into it, then presses it to his ear.
And I wait.
“Voicemail. Again.” He swipes out of the screen and puts his phone back in the inside pocket of his coat.
Neo’s a fucking prick, but right now, I need him on my side. I go to swing a leg over the seat, directly behind him, and just as I do, the fucker takes off, sending me backward and falling into a pile of snow.
“Dickhead!” I shout, arms in the air.
He whips a one-eighty, laughing his ass off as he returns for me.
“Let’s try that again,” he says as he comes to a stop beside me.
With a balled fist, I punch him hard in the shoulder, and he continues to laugh. I jump back on, stretch my arms behind me and take hold of the grab bars.
Neo doesn’t have any helmets with him because he thinks his ass is invincible, but I’m not a fan of shit flying in my face, so I’ve always got a helmet or two on hand.
We start to slow down and Neo raises his voice over the rumble of the engine. “We’ll follow his tracks and hope they lead us to him.”
Where the hell did you take her, Jagger?
Him taking her someplace is the scenario I’m going with because if I let my mind wander elsewhere, I’ll lose my cool. He said he’d keep her safe and I should trust in that, but with all this weird shit going on, I’m not sure anyone is safe here.