#Chapter 06 A Team

Again. Alex has somehow come to my rescue. Once is a happenstance. Twice, a coincidence.

I’m cold and dripping wet, my face against his neck, but he holds me so easily. When I feel my body start to move, I open my mouth.

“...Books.”

“Huh?”

“My books… In the…on the chair.”

“...Are you seriously worried about your books right now?”

I back my head away from the lovely pine smell and stare up at him with lidded eyes. He stares back at me, then he sighs, shaking his head.

“Nerd.”

He finds where I’d tucked my backpack and picks it up, going back into the dark pool room. Somehow, he cradles me with a single arm and fills my book bag with the other. Is all of his strength really from hockey?

Suddenly, he pauses. Before I can ask why, I hear a bunch of footsteps rushing up to the broken door.

“She’s in here! In here!” Danielle’s voice rings out. “I saw her steal the keys to the pool room and—!!”

When she enters, she’s followed by three of her friends and two security guards. At first, she imme