Chapter 27

"I'm just glad you're okay, Paige."

"That was scary, Annie. One minute you were there, and then I was out cold. I thought I'd lost you. I'm so happy you're safe."

"You too. I'm so relieved they caught that asshole." I sighed.

"Me too, girl." We chatted on the phone for a bit, then I went to meet Alex in the kitchen. He was talking to Damien.

They stopped talking when I entered the room.

"What's wrong?" I asked.

"We were discussing the events of today, but we didn't want to upset you." Alex walked over to me and kissed my forehead.

"It's fine."

"Julius isn't talking. He refuses to speak at all." Alex sighed.

"Of course, he'd do that," I muttered.

"Typical," Damien added.

"It's obvious this wasn't going to blow over this easily."

"What about the driver?"

"He says he doesn't know anything." Alex sighed.

"Figures. What's the plan then?"

"The investigation will continue, and there will be charges brought against them."

"That's good. I wish we could have found the leader behind all of this.