The Raven Four Books 1-3 - Jessica Sorensen Page 0,61
with me feeling like I know her?
Fuck, what the hell is going on?
Jax trades a cautious look with Hunter and me before looking back at Diane. “Why does he want to know about the sheriff’s niece? I can understand wanting to know more about the sheriff, but why bring this girl into it?”
Diane lifts a shoulder. “How the hell should I know? I’m just here to repeat the message and give you instructions.” She rises to her feet, still staring at the fire as she crosses the room toward the doorway. “Now, if you’ll excuse me, I have other things to do besides playing babysitter for you spoiled brats. Just make sure you do what the bosses want.”
Hunter sidesteps from the doorway as she nears him. Then his fingers curl into fists as she slips a smile in his direction before walking out of the room.
“She’s such a crazy bitch,” Hunter mumbles through a shaky exhale.
“She is,” Jax agrees, drumming his fingers against the table with his thinking face on.
I know where his thoughts are. Or, well, I have a pretty good idea.
I shove the sleeves of my shirt up and rest my arms on top of the table. “Why do you think the bosses want to know more about Raven?”
Jax shrugs, glancing at me. “I have no idea, but I’m sure it’s not for something good.”
“I know.” I give a considering pause. “So, what’re we going to do?”
Jax shrugs again. “What we have to do.”
Hunter frowns. “We can’t just throw Raven under the bus like this.”
“I’m not saying we’re going to,” Jax tells him, reclining back in the chair. “But we were already going to look into her. Now we’re just doing it for him and for us.”
Hunter’s lips part in protest, but Jax elevates his hand, silencing him.
“You know our deal with the bosses,” Jax reminds him. “If we don’t do what they ask for the next six months, we’ll end up buried in this town. Is that what you want? To be stuck here, seeing Diane all the time? To be stuck in a down that’s splattered with tainted memories?
Hunter reluctantly shakes his head. “No.”
“Okay then.” Jax lowers his hand.
“But Raven’s one of us now,” Hunter says, crossing the room and sitting down at the table. “We’re breaking the rules if we do something that’ll hurt her. Plus, we’re supposed to be taking care of her uncle for her. How are we going to do that if the bosses want us looking into him more?”
“We’ll still take care of him. We’ll just have to be more subtle about it than I was planning.” He slips his gun back into his ankle holster. “And we’re not going to hurt Raven. We’re just going to get to know her and find out more about her. And from what Zay said, there’s not really much to look into anyway.” He looks at me, his brow arching. “Right?”
I nod. For the most part, I’m telling the truth, except for two small things. One being that I feel like I know Raven from somewhere. I’m not sure why, but I want to keep that to myself for now, which is weird because I rarely keep things from Jax and Hunter. I haven’t told them the other thing yet, because I knew Jax would worry about it, and he needed a clear head while we were at his father’s place. I didn’t realize Diane was the only one who was going to be here. If I had known, I would’ve been more worried about Hunter.
“There is one other thing,” I say. “I couldn’t find any info on Raven up until the age of five. Before that, it’s like she didn’t exist. So, either her family was living off the radar—which leaves me asking why—or she wasn’t with her family up until that point. Again: why?”
A drop of worry flickers in Jax’s and Hunter’s eyes as we all trade a look. I’m guessing we’re all having similar thoughts.
Just who is Ravenlee Wilowwynter?
I want to find out the answer more than I probably should.
The Ravens & The Mysterious Town (The Raven Four, #2)
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