Chapter 293 - Eden

I wrenched my arm from Mags' grip again. Glared up at her. "Thank you for doing such a good job. Bitch." My tone was cold and completely at odds with my words.

She sneered back the smile that threatened. "Just keep your hands to yourself and we'll be just fine. But cross me one more time and I'll slit your throat myself. This family doesn't need your kind of trouble." She gave me a sharp shove as we walked down the sidewalk in a nearby town.

Not huge, but more than just a sleepy bedroom community, it was big enough for our purposes. And I was purposely not looking for anyone in the family. I wanted to make it seem like I was trying to find a way out of their grip, not make it tighten around me more.

We stomped along in silence. I felt her presence at my back like an almost physical weight. After a handful of minutes, I stopped in front of a store. Watched my surroundings for a second in the storefront window.

"Do you have a thing for Rafe?" I asked her quietly. My lips bare