I know we all want to take down Everton, but rushing isn’t the answer. Not when we knew so little of what we’re up against.
“Yeah, well I can’t watch another person go through what she did.” He growls through the line. “Ever.”
“We know, we get it.”
“Is–is our girl with you?”
“I’m here.” Elliott answers.
“Hey gorgeous–”
“Why wouldn’t he wait?” She cuts him off, “He wouldn’t do this. Not with me gone.” She sucks in a deep gulp of air and lets it out in a rush. “I know how that sounds. It’s just he–he wouldn’t let me go that easily.”
“He wants to get back to business because he sees the community’s on edge and he wants to restore order. He feels his power slipping away.”
“It doesn’t make sense, Kam.”
“That makes sense, if he feels like he’s losing control.” He whispers into the phone.
Elliott’s eyes glaze over as she loses herself in thought.
“Kam, do you think there’s something else going on? Something you aren’t seeing?”
“Yeah, probablya lot. I’m new here, they aren’t gonna give me all the inside details. I wasn’t supposed to have influence in this place, remember? I was supposed to get in, distract, and Marcus would infiltrate the system and override it.”
“I know theoriginalplan.” I reply, starting to get flustered.
“Yeah, none of that was us finding Elliott, sneaking her out, or the fact that they have a tech guy just as brilliant as ours.”
“Kam…we know. We’re all in this together. Take a fucking breath.” I hear him inhale through the line, “We’re going to figure this out, okay?”
“I know, I know. I’m just on edge. Elliott’s friend Lianne came and saw me recently, and I one-hundred percent know she is being followed–”
“What!?” Elliott shoots to her feet, rushing to my side, “What do you mean she’s being followed?”
“I am pretty sure Samuel’s men think she has something to do with your disappearance.” Kam answers.
“Kam, is she in danger?” Her breaths become uneven as she waits for his response.
He takes a few moments of pause, “I don’t know exactly, but we know she had nothing to do with it. So, she has nothing to hide.”
“Except she does.” She eyes me, “She knows you aren’t Mr. Harris, she knows that you’re lying to the Divine.”
“She doesn’t know the extent. She is a smart woman. She’ll be safe.”
“Kameron, if something happens you have to help her.”
“I will.” I can hear the concern in his tone, “I gotta go. Give me updates the best you can about the progress Marcus makes. I’ll be in touch.”
“Of course. Be safe Kam, okay?”
“I know. I’ll talk to you soon, Sinclair,” he grows quiet, the line fills with just the sound of running water, “See you later, gorgeous?” He’s almost inaudible.
“See you later.” The line clicks off.
Elliott and I look at one another for a moment before I pull her into my arms, rocking her from side to side as she clenches my shirt in her palms, holding me to her. “He’ll be okay. We will make sure of it.”
“What about Lianne?”
