14 Brandt The interior of my truck grew even quieter after we dropped Juli off at her apartment and I walked her to her door. When I returned to the truck, Sarah was gazing out the passenger side window, ignoring me. That pissed me off. She needed to start talking. Now. I climbed behind the wheel, started the engine, and steered us back onto the road, grinding my teeth and stewing until I just couldn’t take it any longer. “This,” I growled when I turned down her street, “is exactly why I wanted to know more about him before he ever took you out.” She sniffed and glared over her shoulder at me. “I’m really not in the mood for an I-told-you-so.” “That’s not what I’m doing.” I tried to keep my cool, but I was still upset about seeing her cry and not yet being able to kill the bastard f