Chapter 24 - Backed into an alley

As soon as Maddie exited the packhouse, she locked onto the footsteps behind her, following her every move. She could already smell who it was, but continued to march away in the hopes that he would get the idea that she didn’t want to talk and would leave her alone. However, Daniel didn’t let up, following her down the side street to Jess' house, and gaining on her with each step.

“Come on, Mads. I got them to stop. Don’t be like this.” He called out, his voice echoing off the walls of the empty street. “They were just having a joke.”

Maddie bristled. He was close enough now to grab her, but she whirled around before he could, making him slow down with a glare. “You think trying to humiliate me is a joke?” She hissed.

“I admit it, they went too far.” He held up his hands but kept walking towards her. She stepped back with every forward stride he took, needing the distance between them. “I’ll make sure they do double training today to make up for it.”

“That’s not enough.