Allie interned under Imani’s father at his biotech company. I paced back and forth in the lobby, impatiently waiting for the receptionist to find Allie and let her out early. We didn’t have much more time before everything went to s**t.
As soon as she walked out of the hallway, Allie spotted me and shrugged on her coat. “Kai?” she asked, brows furrowed and eyes wide as saucers. “What are you doing here? Jace is supposed to pick me up in, like, a half hour.”
I thanked the receptionist, grabbed Allie’s wrist, and pulled her out into the frigid December air. “We have to go. I already texted João, who’s with Jace. He knows that I’m picking you up.”
Her eyes widened as she stumbled after me in the snow, the slush, and the ice. When we reached my bike, I tossed her my helmet.
She stared at m
