Chapter 25: Panic

Jaxx cautiously set the phone down and wiped her palms against her hips, getting rid of sweat that had suddenly accumulated. After the fourth ring, she grabbed the device again, pressed accept, and placed the speaker to her ear.

“Thea?” she said the name tentatively, unsure of what to expect. When a darker voice piped up, her blood ran cold.

“I know your secret,” Jessup said in a low, gravelly voice. “You and Thea, and…that whore in the city.”

Jaxx wasn’t quick to reply. Instead, her brain warped into overdrive, and she leaned her lower half against the kitchen island in an attempt at steadying herself.

“She’s actually quite beautiful,” Jessup continued after a beat. “A little headstrong for my taste, but quite the catch.”

“Jessup…”

“You were expecting my girlfriend?” Jessup quizzed with a chuckle. “So sorry to disappoint, but Thea is a bit tied up at the moment.”

“What have you done?”