Page 87 of Save Me

I set down my almost-empty bowl and exhaled heavily. “I haven’t been handling things with you in the best way, either. Instead of talking to you, I lashed out. I’m not very proud of myself for that.”

“You had every right to lash out like you did. I responded poorly to it, especially last night. I didn’t mean what I said. I don’t blame you at all for what X did. I promise. I just want you to be safe.”

“I know you do,” I said, eyeing his untouched ice cream. “Your ice cream is melting.”

Logan didn’t remove his hands from his pockets. “I changed my mind. Now, what happened at the gym?”

I put my hand to my chest as I looked from his bowl to mine. My eyes briefly flicked to the carton of ice cream next. There hadn’t been a plastic seal on it. How hadn’t I noticed that? It took everything in me not to react. Everyone had repeatedly told me I was a terrible liar. Right now, I needed to be the best liar there was, because my gut was telling me that I was in danger. I grabbed his bowl. “Since you’re not going to have any, can I have it?”

“Go ahead,” he said.

As I dumped his ice cream into my bowl, I asked, “Can we go sit in the living room? My body is a little sore from where Jacob grabbed me.” I picked up the bowl and my cell phone off the counter.

He nodded. “Of course.”

As I came around the island, I gestured for him to walk ahead of me. He hesitated at first, but eventually moved with me a step behind him.

“So like I said on the phone, Jacob showed up at the gym…” As soon as we were passing the hall to go into the living room, I dropped the bowl of ice cream and ran toward my room. I made it and slammed my door behind me.

As soon as I turned the lock, Logan began banging on the other side. “Shi, open the door.”

I leaned against the door and clicked the home screen on my phone. I pulled up my last calls and clicked on Keelan’s name. The phone rang once before he picked up.

“Hey, baby girl,” he answered.

“Help me!” I screamed. “I think he drugged me and is going to try to take me away.” Just as I said that, I felt lightheaded.

“We’re coming,” he said.

I shook my head, hoping to clear it, and dashed for the window. I kept having to shake my head to keep focused as I unlocked it and pushed the window open. I kicked the screen off and began to climb out. I had half my body out when a hand clamped around my wrist.

I screamed as Logan tried to pull me back inside. “Someone help me!” I screamed outside and I thought I heard gravel crunching underfoot.

I was beginning to feel disoriented and kind of high as I fought to get out the window. Just as Logan was about to get the upper hand and pull me back in, Creed appeared, then Colt, and they grabbed me. Logan suddenly let go. I glanced back to see Keelan had him in a choke hold on the ground. As the twins pulled me out through the window, I saw Knox run into my room. My legs gave out on me the moment my feet touched the ground. Colt scooped me up into his arms and walked with me to the front of the house.

“I’m going to check on Knox and Keelan inside. Get her out of here,” Creed said to Colt.

Colt rushed to their house and grabbed his keys from the bowl by the front door. Then he booked it to his car, put me in the passenger seat, ran around to the driver’s side, and climbed in. Colt got the car turned on and tore away down the road.

“I feel drunk and high,” I groaned.

Colt grabbed my hand.

“Where are your brothers?” I asked.

“They’ll meet up with us later,” he said.

The inside of the car was spinning, and I had to put my head between my legs or I was going to be sick. “I’m so dizzy.” I focused on breathing in through my nose, out through my mouth. “Do you think they’re alright?”

He didn’t answer.

“Where are we going?” I asked instead.

“I’m going to take you to our cabin.”

Cabin?Oh, right. The cabin they were planning to have the Halloween party at.

“I cannot believe he tried to take me,” I mumbled. “Never mind, yes I can. I should have been suspicious when he let me go last night.” My eyes began to feel heavy.