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Chapter 270: Don't Give Me Crap Now
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Thank the heavens above, my phone beeps letting me know it's time for a cool down, and even though I want to roll over and die in the random person's grass next to us I refuse. Half a mile cooldown I can do. My steps slow, faster than normal for a regular cooldown, but these are desperate times."When your phone went off, it flashed a picture of a dog." Crispin taps on my phone reminding me of our conversation, which I'd forgotten in my excitement over surviving. Why did I pick running? Oh right, the health benefits even though I almost die every time.With my breathing coming back to regular, I undo the Velcro strap on the armband and slip my phone from the top. With another silent prayer to God as a thank you for fingerprint unlocking, I check my messages and find three from my ex Ben.The jerk.He's taken Hush, my damn dog, to one of our favorite cafes where they allow dogs on leashes as long as you sit outside on the patio. Hush sits in the chair across from him with a dog
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 272: Settling In
When you run at night, it's still humid and you have all day to think about your stupid decisions. To talk yourself out of the run and remind your brain how awful exercise is. That means by the time I've taken the first step off the front porch I'm already miserable. Night runs are the worst.Especially when I had such an amazing day. After being in Pelican Bay for two months, I feel as if I'm settling in. And it's all thanks to Crispin. If not for him I never would have met the ladies who work at the bakery. I wouldn't spend my entire day set up in the shop gossiping about Tabitha's upcoming wedding or learning words of wisdom from Pearl as she sips away at her herbal tea and munches on a chocolate cupcake. Her husband picked her up around noon before the lunch rush and then I got behind the counter and helped clean up, carrying cups and plates. I wiped down tables and swept the floor. It was fun to get out of the house and see other people, even for my self-declared hermit lifestyl
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 273: Let me Out!
"Hey!" I scream, pounding my fist against the metal and making a ruckus. "Let me out!"The van picks up its pace and I struggle to stay up on my knees without being tossed around, even though I hit a wall each time we take a corner. My stomach rolls from being in the back of the empty van with nothing here except a roll of carpeting, the green indoor/outdoor stuff you use on porches and patios. I see no tools or anything to help me escape. They haven't even left me a gun from what I can tell as I search around in the dark, my hands coming back empty.The van stops much too soon as I haven't come up with an escape plan by the time they open the door again. My first thought to run is waylaid when Tank points a gun through the open door. If he was a savior, it would be a wonderful scene, the darkness broken through with the opening and the light highlighting his face with a halo behind him. But he's not here to save me and the scene is one of horror rather than grace."I'm not getti
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 274: Frankie's Help
Tight Lips holds the device further from his ear this time and with the raised volume it's easier to hear."Your boss is a fucking...," Frankie starts in and then I miss what he says, but I can't imagine its kind words. "... End up dead. Take her home now and hope you don't see me."Tight Lips shakes his head. "Not until the boss calls."Frankie screams, his voice unrecognizable unlike when he spoke so softly to me a moment earlier. "Fuck your boss. You're only in this town because it benefits me..."He cuts out again, his words softer so I can't hear and that leaves me questioning how these two benefit Frankie. How does the mysterious man who lives in a mansion and everyone in town knows is up to no good get away with it for so long? Is it possible he has somebody else doing his dirty work? That seems like the smartest way to run a criminal empire. Not that I'd know.I walked right into his house that night and practically told him I was with Crispin. Who else knows and woul
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We all stand, shocked. Quiet for a moment. The out-of-place intrusion takes over from the fear gripping me and leads to something more like puzzlement. I see her hair and the top of her head as if she's crouched down in Crispin's truck. "You brought Katy?" What was he thinking?Crispin closes his eyes in a slow blink and sighs. "Don't ask.""Listen, we don't want any trouble, but we're walking out of this alive. You can have her back once we're in the van."Crispin's eyes narrow. "And why would I trust you?" It's a legit question.Before he answers, a shot rings out, the bullet whizzing past my ears. I scream, jerking away from Tank, but it only forces him to push his finger deeper into my injury. He smiles at Crispin with a dark and dangerous look."You missed!" he yells, spit flying from his mouth.Crispin, unfazed, smirks as if the two of them are playing a game and he moved his chess piece into checkmate position. "Did I?" he asks with a flick of his chin motioning behi
Pelican Bay Security Chapter 276: Sick and Tired of Your Crap
All the emotions I'd worked hard to block from last night, not wanting to lose my shit in front of Crispin and his friends, come barreling out. "Don't call me names, you asshole. And listen up, I'm sick and tired of your crap. I have a lot of things going on in my life right now and I won't take shit from you. Damn it, Ben. I can't even find a cookie."I don't know what your problem is and why you're obsessed with trying to tick me off, but I've had enough of it. Don't call me again. If your life is so perfect, why don't you go live it? Fuck your whore and cheat on her too. I do not care anymore what you do, Ben. I don't want to see your name on my fucking phone again or I will turn you into the cops, you dumbass. Lose this number. Got it?"I hang up, not giving him time to confirm. Knowing Ben, he'll argue with me and keep it going for fun. I never realized how much he started fights on purpose when we were together. With my voice scratchy from all the yelling I've done in the las
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Pelican Bay Security Chapter 278: What You Waiting For?
Katy cuts enough pieces so she's able to push the section of fencing in and then she snips one more for good measure to give us more clearance. Without warning, she pops her body through the hole and then stands back, holding the cut fence section wider for me. When we're both on the other side of the compound, the entering part of our crime done, I pause. Not moving a muscle, I wait for the dogs to come and eat us.Two seconds tick by with no barking or teeth crunching. Katy takes a few steps away and then turns back, realizing I'm not following her."What you waiting for, Stella?""The dogs." These places always have big ferocious dogs hanging around ready to take a bite out of your leg and make your head a chew toy.Katy gives me a weird look and then turns. "No dogs."How can they not have dogs? What respectable bicycle gang surrounded by a metal fence doesn't have a pack of wild hungry dogs to keep them safe? It's like they aren't even trying to keep up with the stereoty
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