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, I point to the whiskey. Dean nods, shaking while he pours the drink. I would

words are quiet as h

ryone nodding. Jacob sat on the chair, holding his face. That was a mistake, and it freaked me out, but I couldn't backtrack after it had happened. They would have seen me a

mention what happened, will

able to see again. He needs checking, and while I wan

ye." I glare at Jacob, watching as he scurries out. He won't. Even if he speaks, he

f anyone comes and she needs to hide."

ng place for me? I kind of like this whole biker, bad

king and freaking out as he looks at me. Not through fear I would speak h

bar. "My life is my life, so if I hear anyone threaten to pass on informati

she is a few weeks away from escaping this shitty city. We all heard, Emmi, so we all now have targets on our

needed to say was you averted your eyes and refused to buy or give me a drink." I sigh slightly. "I just wanted some fun because if this shit with

ad with your dad's deal?"

training. Every day, she pushes me to act like and be a lady. Fuck being a lady." It's overrated. Who wants to wear perfect dresses,

o have fun," Ethan says

s city is locked down when it comes to me, Ethan. No one will let me." I just need another five thousand. F

f course, it isn't possible. You need to go somewhere no one kno

e to fetch me. I tried already." Too many times. There is no way out of this city without a plane. Even

t you getting seen?" Et

all our fucking heads." Dean looks at Ethan, clearly avoiding me

something tells me he is using me for his own gain, but I want out.

Ethan, wondering ju

t you past the checkpoint, Emmi. For something in return, of course." I watch as he licks his lip. Of course

and what do you want?"

and bring you back through before midnight, so Cinderella can go the ball. I want te

e, say I can't, and I do

e try to win it back by gambling. You could even win all the money you need to finalise your escape plan." His fingers stroke alon

10k, then it's months, not weeks that I'm stuck here. Why 10k?" I need to know. If I know why, then ma

ore than 10k. So that is the offer. You hand over 10k tomorrow once I bring you

l tell my family something, he will call me on it because right now, he is the only person in this godforsaken

re you getti

and I watch Dean walk over. Then, leaning down, he throws a sack

ut me in a fucking duffle bag. My head falls back. This has disaster written all over it. He can't get me o

r moving shit from one city to the next. They get paid a lot from the Wolversons to ignore that bag. S

ide and stop at his bike. I look at him, confused. "Hop on, the car is five minutes away. Once we're there, we'll get you

otices it is you, I'm dead." His words are cold. Hel

e. I try not to move at all because I know looking up at the wrong time when

h as he places the bag in the boot. I am fucking crazy. I laugh as I stand looking at i

ut as well. "What about people from here? Those who are going to see me

they would know is if you don't arrive home and your family asks the Wolverson family to check if anyone has seen you." I walk

rk up somewhere in the city and let you out. Are you sur

suddenly I panic. What the fuck am I doing? Sneaking out is fine, sneaking over the line to party is fine, but why would he agree to 10k? He can just fucking take me and