Chapter 99

ADRIANA

I DIDN'T THINK THIS THROUGH! I should have thought this through before I decided to lie to Xander that way. God, I'm so dead. He is still waiting for a reply, but my brain has deserted me. The little traitor that started this and ran away at the first sight of trouble. I knew I was playing a dangerous game, but I didn't expect him to take it too far. I thought he would just laugh, give his sister a thumbs up or maybe even go and meet her to be sure what I'm saying is right. I didn't think he would ask me to tell him all that. I just told him what I thought he would like to hear so he would leave me alone. Now it has backfired in the worst way possible.

I have to think! I should THINK!!

My brain is running, trying to think of all the things I've heard people say around my old pack. The other cleaning lady and her friend that come in once or twice a week. They were usually talking about things that made little sense of me. God, I