“....already checked there, no sign of her.”
“But when was that… moving her around?”
My eyes fluttered open, confusion flooding through me as I began to soak in where I was and what was happening.
I was still in the back of Elias’s car, him and Calix in the front while I had apparently been taking a nap in the back.
“Good to see you’re still alive.” My eyes darted up to meet Elias's in the rearview mirror.
“Where are we going?” I ask, ignoring his gaze and looking out the window. It was dark outside now, and it looked like we were on the freeway. I look back to him when he doesn’t answer right away. “And what happened with my stepmother?”
His eyes move away from the mirror, and I can see his jaw ticking as he considers his next words. “I got what I needed from her.” He finally s
