Desolate (Riverband #2) (17 page)

Told you so.  Everyone is falling apart because of you. 

I wiped a tear that fell then focused on Garrett. “I can walk if you don’t want to leave. I’ll understand.” I rubbed his back. My phone started ringing. I pulled it out and answered. “Janet, this isn’t-”

“There are witches here! A lot-” she screamed out in pain. “Wasn’t ready-” she cried out again before her phone hung up.

Janet was in pain. A lot of pain. I didn’t care about some witches-I had to get to my friend. “Garrett, I need to go to Janet’s. NOW! Something’s wrong!”

Garrett slowly turned his head to look at me.  “Janet?”  He asked, confused.

“She called! She sounded like she was in pain! We need to get to her now!” I knew if anything would snap Garrett out of his shock was Janet needing him.

He didn’t ask questions.  He put his new truck in drive and sped towards J’s.

My phone dinged as he drove.

Havock:  I’m sorry you ever met me.  I’m so sorry, Princess.  Goodbye.

Me: I’m not and never will be. I will always love you, Prince Charming. My feelings for you will never change, but I won’t fight for you anymore. If you ever decide you want me-you know where to find me.

I put my phone up. We pulled into J’s parking lot and I jumped out of the truck before Garrett had really stopped. I ran up the stairs in the back with Garrett on my heels. The door was locked and I pounded on it, but there was no answer. I looked at Garrett. “Key?!”  

He fumbled with his keys and handed it to me.  Before I could get the key in the door, he had kicked it in.  

We ran in and found Janet on the floor passed out. She was pale and her nose was bleeding. I fell to the floor next to her and put her head in my lap. “J, wake up,” I pleaded as I touched the side of her face. I looked at Garrett in a panic. “What do we do?!”

“Like hell if I know?!”  He knelt beside her and started begging her to wake up.  He looked at me.  “Call an ambulance or something!”

I pulled out my phone, but before I could dial 911 Janet woke up in a gasp and grabbed my wrist stopping me. “NO!”

I heard thunder crash outside. “Janet, you need-”

She touched her nose that was bleeding. “No, I’m fine,” she said weakly.

Garrett was shaking.  “No you’re not!  What the hell happened?!”

Her eyes landed on me then Garrett. I saw the pain in her eyes. She knew she couldn’t hide any of this from Garrett anymore. Her eyes looked back at me. “There is so much you don’t know yet. There is so much I still need to teach you.”

Garrett stopped wiping her face.  “What is she talking about?” He asked me.

Tears filled her eyes. I gave her a weak smile. “She’s talking about what she still needs to teach me about what we are.” I looked at Garrett. “We’re witches, Garrett.”

To be continued . . .