Chapter 13: Bullets and BathsGabriel poured some milk in his coffee, gently nudging Caramel aside as he walked back to the sofa. He became distantly aware of the sound of an engine at the same time as his phone started ringing. Carefully, he put the cup down and reached for the phone. Chris’s name shone on the screen, and the butterflies he’d put to sleep woke with a start.
“Hello?” He tried not to give in to the silly smile wanting to take over his lips.
“Hide! Run, Gabe! Get out of there!”
Gabe’s heart slammed against his ribs. Chris kept saying nonsense he couldn’t make any sense of, frantically spluttering words into the receiver.
“What?”
“They’re here!”
The air left Gabriel’s lungs, and as it did, he heard the gravel crunching farther down the road.
“Chris?” His whisper could h
