The Bet Beneath His Bed

Dangerously High

Author: Moth & Meridian

Dangerously High

HAZEL

Striker arrives just as the paramedics wheel Cole out of the house. His sharp eyes sweep over the blood on the floor, the shattered bedroom door, then they lock on Cade. Whatever question sits on his tongue dies the second he sees us.

"The boys are asleep," I say quickly, gripping the edge of Cole's stretcher as it rolls past us. "Daisy's with Mrs. Miller. Please stay here. Don't le