Chapter 17 - Margot
“You’re going to do what with me?” I asked as I recoiled from Rhett’s words.
“I already told you I felt like you might need to go somewhere safe for a little while. We have safehouses where you can hide out. No one will find you there,” he explained again.
“I know that, but why do I need to go to a safehouse? Why aren’t I safe under your watch?” I challenged him.
“Because I can’t be here all the time, Margot, and you’re not anyone’s responsibility here except mine, so I’m going to put you somewhere where our people can keep an eye on you.” He talked slowly, patiently.
“I don’t like it. Where did you go this afternoon?” I asked him. “What’s going on? How did I end up at that auction? Who sent me there? I’ve been thinking about it, Rhett, and it just doesn’t seem lik
