Addy moved swiftly, keeping her head down and sprinting toward the road. If she could just get past the trees, they wouldn’t be able to see her.
Her foot caught, and she jolted to the ground. Addy slammed into the rocks, catching herself with her hands. Her bad shoulder screamed in pain.
“What the –”
Jaw clenched, Addy scrambled to her feet, stumbling forward, but it was too late. Footsteps pounded in her ears until both Julian and Sebastian were at her sides.
“Lookie what we have here!” Sebastian said, grinning.
“I’m just leaving,” Addy said, pushing the hood off her head.
Julian stared with wide eyes. “Did you follow us here, you creep?”
Addy shook her head. “I came to get boat insurance.”
Sebastian smirked. “Yeah, right. Do you want me to believe you got a magic unicorn too?”
She hated that smirk. “No.”
“Sebastian,” Julian said in a low voice, “you know what Cliff said.”
“Yeah, but she showed up here herself.”
She wrestled her arm out of his grip. “I’m going now.”
Sebastian stepped in front of her. “You’re not going anywhere.”
He smelled of french fries and pickles. Addy cradled her arm. “Just let me go.” She hated how her voice sounded pleading.
Sebastian shook his head, taking a deep breath as he stepped toward her. “I don’t think so. I think we should talk.”
She was quickly losing control of the situation. Rick would never have let this happen.
Whatever was going on, she couldn’t let them bully her.
Addy drew herself up. “The way you talked to Judge Kearn?”
Julian smacked a hand to Sebastian’s chest and muttered something in his ear.
“What do you know about that?” Julian said.
“Everything,” she said, keeping her stare fixed.
“You’re bluffing,” Sebastian snapped.
She took a deep breath. It was like facing off with two hyenas. She couldn’t show her fear. “I’m not. Now get out of my way or everyone will know just how much you paid the judge.”
Julian shook his head. “Just let her go, man. We don’t need to deal with this.”
Addy’s hand shook ever so slightly as she pulled her phone out of her pocket. “Should I call the police and tell them what I found?”
Sebastian slapped her phone to the ground. Julian bent to pick it up.
“Get out of here,” Sebastian said. “Before I change my mind.”
Julian walked off, back to the van. He pulled the door open and tossed her phone inside.
She hadn’t expected that. Rick’s voice ran through her head.Criminals don’t think like normal people. They don’t act like normal people…
