Chapter ninety five

Collin's POV

If I knew Patrick was such a sissy, I would have rode the bus instead. All through the ride to school his mouth kept blabbing unrealistic things that could have happened to Ariel. The guy is smitten already. I wish I could tell him the least of his worry is Ariel getting raped.

I am more concerned about not her fur not being hanged for pleasure by the hunters. Despite Patrick's protest to call the police. I told him not to, I have no idea how to explain my reasons to him. But, he appears calm at the moment and it's giving me enough time to think.

There has to be a pattern to this. My mind drifted back to the night I saw her, she looked scared and jumpy. Her eyes darted around as if she was worried someone was out to get her. Why didn't she talk to me then? I and Ariel were really close back in the city we moved from. Did she not trust me enough?

By the time we arrived the car park, Ashley and Tephanie who were talking randomly. Patrick had blurted it out to them. Tephani