Chapter 68. Consequences (2)

Livie

“This can’t be good. Did you check and make sure it wasn’t her? Yeah, I know this is bad, but you gotta check… damn it! OK, I’ll talk to the council. I’m sure they can take care of this.” I sat at the edge of Ricky’s desk, listening to him talk over the phone with Hunter.

There had been an accident on their way to look for Leah. couldn’t quite listen, because Hunter was sure to speak low, and Ricky also had his volume at its lowest. Both of them have very sensitive hearing, and can probably hear what is happening a mile away, if not more.

He hangs up the phone, frustrated, and sighs with his head hanging.

“Is everything okay?” I asked, placing my hand on his shoulder.

He wraps his hand around my waist and pulls me onto his lap. “No. Just when we had Noah, he disappeared on us again, and now I need to go and take care of another incident caused by Leah. Damn it, babe! This girl is going to expose our world and all because of her stupid acti