Chapter 34

I found Mak in the kitchen the next morning. She sat at the table eating bacon. I looked at the stove to see what else she’d cooked, but there was nothing.

“Where’s the rest of the food?” I asked.

“This is all I wanted,” she rasped and my gaze jerked to her throat. Bruises littered her skin, but she made no complaints about it.

She grabbed another slice of bacon from the plate in front of her. I shook my head and look toward the phone at the flashing light. “Y’all got messages.”

She grabbed the phone and asked, “Which one of y’all grabbed my bag from the car?”

“None. If it wasn’t Kalil it should still be in there.”

“Did y’all grab my phone?”

“No.”

“Was the car locked when you—”

Whatever was being said on the phone stole her attention. She laughed a little then looked up at me.

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