Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
I crossed my arms and eyed him suspiciously. This seemed almost too easy.
Alexander came over to me, and when he grabbed one of my hands in his warm grip, my heart skipped a beat.
Slowly, he leaned down and whispered in my ear.
“Remember your promise to be careful,” he murmured. “I don’t know what I’d do if anything happened to you.”
When he pulled away, I flushed from his words and the fact that everyone was staring at us.
My cheeks were still burning even after Alexander walked out of the house.
Once he was gone, Ava turned to Aiden and Richard, who had been gone a suspiciously long time in the bathroom. In the back of my mind, I wondered if he had searched this house like he had done to Kelly’s apartment
After Ava explained the plan, we set off after thanking Kelly’s grandma.
We navigated through the busy village quickly since we knew where we were going now.
As Richard drove to the first location with Ava giving him directions from her phone, Kelly turned to me.
“What had Alexander said to you before he left?” she asked.
A warm blush spread across my cheeks, and I squirmed in my seat, unsure how to answer her question.
Ava smirked. “I’m sure he told her he loved her and to be careful,” she teased.
I looked down at my hands in my lap. She wasn’t that far off.
“Oh, sorry, I asked,” Kelly said, and her eyes widened. “I didn’t know it had been a private moment.”
Thankfully, we made it to the first location, and we explored the area quickly. Although the area was beautiful, with a quiet pond with lilies and flowers and a charming log cabin, there was nothing suspicious about it.
It was the same in the second area.
The mood was somber as Richard drove to the third location. There was a silent understanding between the group that this was our last chance. As we drove, the sky turned black, and thunder shook the car. Soon, we were caught in a torrential downpour. It was hard to see five feet in front of our faces.
“How will we search the area in all of this?” Kelly asked. en
But her question was met with silence. Nobody wanted to say the answer out loud: We couldn’t.
“Please pull over,” I told Richard since he had slowed the car down until we were only going about five miles an hour.
We waited for ten minutes, but the rain didn’t let up. It only poured harder.
A pair of headlights drove past us and were illuminated by a streetlight.
I got a good look at the sleek red Corvette for a moment, and my stomach jolted.
That was the car that had tried to run me over.
Ava turned to me with wide eyes. “Is that…” She trailed off like she was afraid to be hopeful.
“Yes,” I answered as my heart raced and the rain pounded on top of the roof of the car. “That’s Chloe’s car.”
*Olivia*
Kelly sharply turned her head and stared at us with accusation in her eyes. “How do you two recognize Chloe’s car?” she demanded. “Do you know her?” Then she looked at Ava. “I thought you had said that you were Russell’s cousin. What’s going on?” She raised her eyebrows and impatiently waited for us to answer.
My mouth dried, and Ava shifted in her seat next to me.
Damn it.
We had given ourselves away.
Ava faced me, and from the way her face was set, I could tell that she wanted to tell Kelly the truth.
I nodded, silently agreeing to it. For us to proceed with the plan, we needed to come clean.
“We weren’t entirely truthful earlier,” Ava admitted and blew out a long breath.
Kelly scowled and crossed her arms but gestured for Ava to continue.
“I’m not Russell’s cousin,” Ava said with shame in her eyes. “Olivia and I want to take down Chloe because, like you, we are also victims of her. She’s been horrible to both of us, and she needs to be put in a mental hospital and receive care. There is something seriously wrong with her. She’s a danger to herself and others. Olivia and I came to Luceland to find evidence of Chloe’s crimes and turn her into the police.
There was an unreadable expression on Kelly’s face as she processed this new development. I help my breath. If she wanted us to take her home because she was mad that we lied to her, we would have no choice. Then, the entire plan would be ruined, and we would miss the chance of getting the evidence we needed.
I waited with bated breath. In fact, no one in the car seemed to be breathing as we all waited to see how Kelly would react.
“Alright,” Kelly said, and her face relaxed. “I mean, I’m not happy that you guys lied to me, but I won’t make a big deal about it. In the end, we have the same goal.” Her eyes flashed with determination and vengeance. “All of us want to make Chloe pay for her crimes.”
“Exactly,” Ava said and sighed with relief.
Thankfully, the rain eventually subsided. Chloe had seemed to slow down because of the downpour, too, but as soon as it was safe, the red Corvette began to speed away. /
“Follow that car!” I yelled and pointed out Chloe’s car to Richard.
The bodyguard stepped on the gas, and our car skidded slightly on the wet road.
Aiden reached out to steady himself on the dashboard. “Woah, careful there,” he said.
Richard ignored him as he looked down at the GPS on his phone. “I think Chloe is headed in the same direction as we were before.”
Ava and I shared a look of excitement. “That means the third location is right!” I said.
“The plan is coming together,” Ava squealed
My phone vibrated with a text as Richard continued to speed after Chloe. It was Ethan’s mom.
Amelia: My contacts found out that Mrs. Windsor’s mother-Chloe’s grandma-owns an ancestral home in the Luceland countryside. The property was renovated and converted into an orchard by Mrs. Windsor when Chloe was a kid.
Then, she sent me a pinned location of the orchard.
My heart lifted with hope and anticipation coursed through me.
The location Amelia had sent was exactly where we were headed.
This had to be the right place. We were so close I could taste it.
*Author*
About forty-five minutes away, Amelia was riding in a car with her son. Ethan was driving, his hands clutched around the steering wheel.
Amelia put her phone in her purse after she sent the text message to Olivia. Her son’s ex-wife had no idea that they were on their way to Luceland, too.
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