Chapter Thirty-Three
Russell
An hour later, with my heart pounding and my stomach tied up in knots, I waited down the road while the police dealt with the situation at Paisley’s parents’ vacation home. As far as I knew, Todd was refusing to come out. As Paisley had predicted, he’d gotten suspicious when she didn’t return and found her at the pizza place. From what we understood, Paisley had played it cool and returned with him after alerting the staff at the pizza place to call the police when she went to the restroom.
The police had spoken to Paisley and said she was safe. I looked at her brother. “This is on you, you know.”
Ryder leaned his head back against the seat, letting out a ragged sigh. “I f*****g know, dude.”
“What were you thinking?”
“I was young and stupid. Then I though
