Page 46 of Promised To A Menace

I was out.

Now I just had to figure out how the hell I was getting home.

I walked down the driveway and looked both ways once I reached the street. The neighborhood was quiet as hell, and from what I could see, there wasn’t a store or anything else close enough for me to walk to.

Damn. Maybe I hadn’t thought this shit all the way through.

Still, I wasn’t turning around and going back into that damn house. I picked a direction and started walking.

The longer I walked, the more it felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere. Every street was starting to look the damn same, and I could’ve sworn I had passed some of the same businesses more than once.

I kept going anyway.

After walking a little farther, I glanced over my shoulder and noticed a black SUV creeping down the street behind me.

My steps slowed. That was the same damn SUV I had noticed a few blocks back.

At first, I tried not to think too much into it. Maybe whoever was driving was lost or looking for an address. But every time I picked up my pace, the truck would speed up a little. When I slowed down, so did they.

This shit was starting to feel weird.

I faced forward and kept walking, trying not to make it obvious that I was paying attention to them.

About ten minutes later, a horn sounded behind me.

I ignored it.

The SUV pulled closer, and a second later, I heard a window rolling down.

“Aye, pretty lady. You need a ride?”

I glanced over, but it was too dark inside the truck for me to make out the man’s face. The only thing I could really see was the gold shining across his teeth when he smiled at me.

“No, I’m good.”

I turned my attention back ahead and kept walking.

I didn’t know who the hell this man was, and I damn sure wasn’t getting in no car with him. I might’ve been desperate to get away from Cassian’s controlling ass, but I wasn’t that fucking stupid.

The SUV continued creeping beside me.

“Come on, ma. I can take you wherever you trying to go.”

“I said I’m good.”

My heart started beating a little faster as I picked up my pace.

The SUV stayed right there.

Before the man could say anything else, another horn sounded behind us.

I looked back.

“Oh, fuck.”

Cassian’s truck.

My fucking heart dropped straight to my stomach.