Chapter 140
Valen POV
We were on the other side of the mountain from where we were meeting up with my father. We were still about an hour away because the storm was making visibility a real bitch.
Dion and a few other men were traveling in the cars behind us as we tried to get to my father. When the mind link opened up, Marcus came through. Stupidly, I opened it, allowing Tatum in on the link, not expecting the news we got.
"How far away are you?"
"About an hour away still, this storm is bloody terrible," I tell him. My windscreen wipers were going a hundred miles an hour, and the road was barely visible, even to my enhanced eyesight. We were going to have a hell of a time finding anything out there if it didn't blow over soon.
"Your father and John have headed in," Marcus tells us.
territory without backup. My father at least should know better. I know John isn't in the right headspace at
and apparently some dried blood not far from it and decided
via the mind link, but I can feel them
him out of
they got their phones?" I ask
ten minutes, I lost them on the app," Marcus
him. We were still an
trying
out! It's quicker to go over the damn mountain than around
the hand brake up. The car locks up, and I grit
washes over me at the speed I was going. I had barely slowed down much when he threw himself out. The screeching of the tires on the wet road is loud as I try not to slide out and into a ditch. My eyes go to the rear vision mirror to see those behind us slamming on their brakes while Tatum's body skidded and rolled across
tossed my door open when he stopped. Climbing out, I hear him groan and get to his hands and knees. "
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