Chapter 78
“Jesus, Jimmy!” I cupped my eye. It was wet, and for a minute I was afraid I was bleeding, but it was just tears.
He took a step toward me, that scary look still in his eyes, and when Mina launched herself at him, I didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
To my surprise, Jimmy shied away from her with a cry, tripping over his own feet and landing on his back, and I took that opportunity to fumble for my cell phone and press one on the speed dial.
“Please be there.” I begged. “Please…” Don’t be with another sabor. “…pick up!”
“Tyrell! What’s wrong?”
“Adam!” I almost gasped in relief. “Please come to me. I need you—” The line went dead, and I could have wept. “—here.”
Jimmy lay on the floor, Mina standing on him, her fur ruffled, a paw on his chin, and deep growls spilling from her.
Through it all were the sounds of Jimmy’s mom’s van being destroyed.
It felt like forever, but it couldn’t have been.