Chapter 63. Betrayal

“Wait, what do you mean they were poisoned?” I said to Ace down the phone. “I ate the same as them and I’m fine.”

I remembered Thomas and Elliot telling me their pizza tasted weird, but that didn’t mean they were poisoned. Ace was just being dramatic because he didn’t like that I was alone.

Ace was breathing heavily through the phone. “Look, I’m sorry but I need you to get in your dad’s car and drive. Get on the nearest highway and don’t stop unless you need gas. Stay on the phone with me. I’ll meet you wherever you end up as soon as I’m back in the States.”

I tightened my grip on the phone. My heart was starting to race in my chest. “I don’t understand. You’re freaking me out a little. What’s going on?”

“Doe, please, I know this is confusing but I need you to do as I say. Someone is coming for you, and I can’t let them get to you. I can’t. Please.”

I shook my head. None of this was making any sense. “What about my brothers? I can’t just leave them.”