I didn’t explain myself. Drake glared as I grabbed my stuff and scurried out. His silence was just as frightening as his shouting. Mrs. Pawlowski stayed, saying something to Drake. I didn’t want to stick around and hear. With my luck, Leo would wake up at that moment and witness his grandfather raising Cain. When I got to the parking lot, Stone’s truck was gone.
On the drive home, my thoughts raced. The time was coming up on eight, and it had been an eventful day. My day started with Dad calling about Dusty, then Deputy Underwood finding Jane’s credit card, Drake’s interrogation at Bind Me Again, visiting Cherrywood Apartments, Sienna snooping around my house, and for the last two hours, which felt longer, I’d been at the hospital. No wonder my eyes were heavy.
Jacob hadn’t been dead for
