Ivan (An Out of the Cage Novel Book 2) by Lane Hart

Author:Lane Hart [Hart, Lane]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Editor's Choice Publishing
Published: 2018-01-05T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Ivan

“You’ve been through some major shit today, Ivan, man. Might be good to just chill here for a while…” Knox starts as soon as we get out of the car at the safe house.

“You don’t understand, and I don’t want to talk about it until I know more,” I tell him. “So, please, either drive me or give me the fucking keys!”

“Damn, calm down, dude. Are you gonna at least say goodbye to Maylin?” Knox asks.

“Why? We’re coming right back in a few hours,” I tell him.

“Oh my God,” he grumbles. “We have so much to teach you, little Padawan.”

“What the hell is he talking about?” I turn to ask Cain.

“Chicks like that shit,” he answers with a shrug. “I know Gabby would be pissed if I left without telling her bye, even if I was just leaving for a few minutes.”

“Fine,” I say, even if I hate a ten-second delay before finding out if that lying sack of shit was really telling the truth. It’s not like my mom’s around to ask, thanks to him. But that does give me another idea…

Jogging back into the house, I find Maylin sitting on one of the plush sofas with her arms wrapped around herself like she’s cold. The urge to hold her and warm her up nags at me, but the look in her eye warns me away. Just like I expected after what went down today, she doesn’t want me to touch her.

“I’m leaving,” I tell her, even though I thought that was obvious. “See you when I get back.”

“Yeah,” she answers with a nod. “And, um, you may want to, ah, change shirts.”

Glancing down, I realize that there’s blood splattered all over this one.

“Good idea,” I say since it would be bad for anyone to see the shirt and get suspicious. “Our bags are in the trunk of the car, so I’ll grab a fresh one and toss this one in a garbage can somewhere.”

“Okay,” Maylin answers with a nod.

“Okay,” I say trying to figure out if I should try to hug her or not. Now doesn’t seem like the ideal time. There may never be another time that she wants me to lay a finger on her, so I just slip my hands into the front of my jean pockets. Hurrying back out to the car, I climb in the passenger seat since Cain took the backseat.

“Where to?” Knox asks as he cranks the engine and backs out of the driveway in the middle of nowhere.

“First, we’ve got to get rid of the gun and my shirt. I think we should toss it over the White Oak Bridge. And then, I need to go to Jimmy’s house,” I tell him.

“You’re joking, right?” Knox glances over quickly and asks before his eyes go back to the narrow, gravel road.

“Nope.”

“Won’t it be swarming with cops right now?” Cain remarks from the back.

“Maybe, but we’ll have to see when we get there.”

“Why the fuck are we going to Jimmy’s house?” Knox asks.

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