Page 31 of Into The Rabbit Hole

She looked at him as he took hold of her hand and gave her a reassuringsqueeze.

“I’m scared,” she breathed. It was that feeling, and hearing his agreement made her feel worse. Her breath caught in her throat and she found it difficult tobreathe.

The morbid atmosphere, and now thisfeeling.

“Come on, let’s go. Let’s go see Wade.” Wesnodded.

She couldn’t have been happier toleave.

* * *

Wade

* * *

It wasbad enough that Chloe was here. ButWes…

Wade sat down in the little metal chair, rested his hands on the counter and looked at the two of them. Chloe and Wesley, sitting side by side behind the glass. Wes with his arm practically around her, sitting too close forcomfort.

Wade had already been in a fight today. Some wise guy thought it was okay to talk about Taylor. The idiot had the audacity to try to guess what she looked like naked. Wade had knocked his teeth down histhroat.

When Wade was finished with him, all the guy had left was his back teeth, a broken nose, and a very bloody face. The guy’s lackeys tried to fight Wade, but to noavail.

And here was this picture before him. Chloe and Wesley sitting together like the perfect couple. The one that was worse than anightmare.

Chloe looked nervous as she reached for the phone. Wade geared himself up to hear what she had to say, and he swore that if it was telling him she was now with Wes, Wade would smash the glass, jump over and kill Wesley right there. Before he could take his next breath, Wade would endhim.

Wade reached for thephone.

“Hi,” she said and offered a gentle smile. She reached out and touched the glass near his face and stroked the surface, like she would if she could touch his face. It distracted him momentarily, but his awareness and annoyance returned when Wesley straightened up in hischair.

“Baby, what are you doing here?” It was the gesture that tamed him, to someextent.

“Wes andI—”

He interrupted before she could finish. “Chloe, if you’ve come to tell me that you’re with this guy, don’t bother. I set you free, you can be with whoever you want, but please don’t tellme.”

Wade was speaking so loud Wes must have heard, and the fool was dumb enough tolaugh.

That was it, Wade had had enough. Everything was too much. He’d lost everything already and he knew there was no hope left for him. Right now he was probably looking at life imprisonment or death, so it would be no problem for him to add Wesley to the list of offenses againsthim.

Wade dropped the phone, balled his fist and rammed it into the glass. “Fucking bastard, you couldn’t wait to move in on my girl!” he balked. The guard was at his side in an instant, ready to tackle him. “Stay away from me!” he yelled at theguard.

“Calm down, Vanderville, or else I’m talking you back in,” the guardwarned.

He looked back to Chloe and could hear her voice coming through the phone. He picked it up again and pressed it to hisear.

“Wade, what thehell?”

She was talking, but he was looking at Wesley, who sat still in that irritating way that annoyed the hell out of Wade. It was like he was mockinghim.

“Wade,” Chloehissed.

“Chloe, what are you doing here withhim?”

“We’reinvestigating.”

“You’re doing what!?” His eyes returned to Wesley. “Put him on the linenow.”