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Cross and the guys arrived three minutes after the masked men left.
We’d called the cops, so it wasn’t too long after they got there when the air lit up with blue and white. Cross swept me up. Jade looked to Jordan. Both seemed tentative with each other, but Jordan pulled her in for a hug. Angeline was eyeing Zellman, and he was eyeing her back. It seemed like a beat later when Blaise drove in with Zeke exploding from his passenger side.
I glanced at Cross. “You called him?”
He nodded, his jaw tight. “He was quiet.”
Oh, whoa. That said everything.
Cross’ arm tightened around me, and he buried his head into my neck. He pressed a kiss there. “Got a text from Zeke.”
“You did?” That wasn’t normal either.
He nodded, his face grim. “Asked if I knew where you were, thought it might b
