Chapter 41
AlexaOther than the usual crawl out of Round Rock and then again on the other side of Waco, I reached North Dallas in good time. I almost wished for more traffic to consume my mind, so I wouldn’t have to think about Graham.
Before heading to Taryn and Jeff’s, I stopped to get gas and phoned Adam. A knot curled in my stomach as I steeled myself to go through the story again.
“Alexa, darling. Hello. I didn’t expect you to call so early.”
I pulled the phone away from my ear to check the time. It was six forty-five California time. “I know. I wanted to catch you as soon as I could. My mom called me last night, and—” I lingered over what to say next and decided to spit it out. “My dad was shot. He’s fine. He was only shot in the arm, but I’m heading up there. I don’t know how lon
