Coward

Laina

“Move,” I growled.

Sid bent forward. He was so close to me, I could smell his foul breath. “What are you going to do about it, princess? Are you going to make me? You going to hit me again? Maybe kick me in the balls?”

“I’ll scream,” Ginny said.

Sid’s eyes flicked to her. “Oh, you will, will you? Go ahead. Let’s hear that scream of yours.”

Ginny whimpered and pressed herself tighter up against me.

“I thought so,” Sid said, licking his lips. He turned back to me. “No more games. I came to deliver a message for you to pass along to Mason.”

I narrowed my eyes at him, and his grin broadened. His back teeth were dark with rot. “Well, go on then. What is it?” I barked.

“Tell him he’d better not show his face at the race on Saturday. If he does, we’ll make what happened to him this past weekend look like a cake walk. Mark my words, Laina. He’ll regret it.”

“Maybe you’re the one w