Page 49 of Ravage
I slam into the closed door of the room I want, not wasting any time.
“We have to go—” I take in the empty room.
Were they on the other side of the mansion? Are they hurt? Or were they taken away already?
Where are they?!
Movement out the window catches my eye, and I jerk toward it, my chest heaving with exertion now that I’ve stopped moving for a second.
I see Kellan first, running around on a boat at the docks like he’s getting it ready. Dane is helping untether the ropes, while Jackson and Aiden are talking with each other.
I breathe a deep sigh of relief.
They’re all safe.
My chest aches as they all work together to escape the island. Without me. Of course, they would. It’s been a year since Vera died and we’ve even seen each other. Would they let me go with them if they knew what Gordon put me through?
I push away from the window.
They wouldn’t. I’m still responsible for Vera’s death.
I can’t go with them, but I can do what they’re doing. I can escape the island. Just because Gordon is gone doesn’t mean someone else won’t try to use me. Or perhaps they’d just kill me this time, since I was only worth the trouble to Gordon.
I make my way down the stairs and outside toward another pier, determined to get on a boat while I still can.
“Stop!”
I stumble upon hearing Aiden’s voice. He’s standing a few paces away.
His brown eyes take me in, and for a heartbeat, he looks worried about me. I know I’m covered in blood and dirt, my clothes are torn, and I’m honestly not sure how I’m still standing and moving. Maybe he’ll realize I’ve been through hell and let me come with them. Maybe, deep down, they still care about me too.
Then his gaze hardens, and his face flattens to something cold and angry.
“I can’t let you leave this island.”
“What?”
He moves forward, and I step back, but he keeps going until he’s grabbed me by the shoulders. I’m careful to keep my hands at my sides, but my entire body tenses while my mind is still catching up with what he’s saying.
“I can’t trust you. And you’re too dangerous to be on their side. I’m sorry, but we’ve agreed this is the only way.”
“Aiden, what—”
Something hard slams into the side of my head, and everything goes black.
Wood creaks behind me, and I spin around to catch five guys dressed in black and with guns trying to creep down the pier.
Fuck.
They’ve found me again.
It’s faster than the last time, even though I haven’t used my gift on anyone. How do they keep finding me?
They break into a run now that I’ve seen them, and I take one last drink before chucking the heavy liquor bottle at them to slow them down. Then I slide off the edge and into the water.
I swim underwater below the pier a good distance before resurfacing.
“Nothing over here,” one of them calls out.
