The Safe Bet (The Game Changers #3) Read Online Free PDF

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    “Reagan, is that truck following us?” Meyer asked from the passenger seat as she watched the lights behind us in the side mirror.
    “Yes.”
    “Care to explain?” Meyer was beyond her years in most things except internet searches. She spoke like an adult because we waited too long to socialize her with other kids, or so her teachers have said. Whoops.
    “No.”
    She hummed as she glanced in the mirror, suspicious of our follower.
    A red light stopped us and gave me a second to think. “How about I drop you at home with Zoe and you get a movie set up and throw on your fleece pajamas? I’ll go get ice cream and essentials, then we’ll stay up all night watching movies and force your dad to make us pancakes in the morning.”
    “Did you already tell Zoe?”
    “I texted from the mega mansion we just left.”
    “Cool. Then I’m down. As long as I don’t have to say it out loud to anyone.”
    I laughed. “Don’t worry, monster. I’ve got your back.”
    I dropped her off, making sure she made it in the house okay and praying the big bad wolf in the truck behind me stayed put long enough for me not to have to kick his ass. Meyer gave one last curious look as she closed the front door. Thankfully, I had texted Zoe a warning, so she knew Meyer would be home. She would distract her right away from her troubles and my stalker. Not only had Zoe agreed to start movie time, but she also promised to rid the estrogen-filled family room of Jordan and his testosterone. Hopefully he understood, but Jordan wasn’t known for being the most perceptive one in the house.
    The door to the house had hardly shut before the door to my car flew open. My foot didn’t even have a chance to transition from break to gas.
    “Who was that?” Brock growled.
    I turned to look him in the eye with the angriest glare I could muster for someone who was a foot away from the man who held her heart ten years ago and had yet to meet someone who could even slightly compare. He once made me the happiest girl in the world but that was then. I hated that the excitement I felt around him had never dissipated. After I had spent the last decade avoiding intense feelings, the flock of butterflies in my stomach was altogether unpleasant when mixed with the fear and hurt that time was supposed to cure.
    “Get out of my car.” I sounded a lot stronger than I felt.
    “It’s a nice car…like a tank. What does your mom think of it?”
    I drove a black Hummer. It was awesome, but my mom was of the opinion that it was silly to buy such an environmentally unfriendly car. “She thinks I’m solely responsible for global warming.”
    “You could run someone over in that thing.”
    “Not when I drive like a grandma.”
    “Since when?” he snorted. That joke would never be funny.
    “You done?” I asked, ignoring his comment about how I used to drive. He hadn’t ridden with me in a long time…since before…
    “Who is she, Rea?”
    I didn’t respond to what sounded like an accusation. Instead, I just waited for him to exit the vehicle.
    “You’re not going to answer? Okay. Here’s what I know. She looks just like you. She’s probably a little older than we were when we met, which coincidentally is about the same amount of time since you disappeared. Seeing her is like déjà vu. So tell me, Rea, is she the reason you stayed away for so long?”
    Of course he thought the worst. He really believed Meyer was a secret I kept all this time. Hurt tore through me, but I gave him the truth in words laced with spite. “Yes,” I choked out the lie, then gained control of my voice. “She’s the reason I stayed away. Now, get the fuck out of my car.”
    Silence stretched between us for what seemed like minutes, but the clock didn’t move while I watched the bluish or maybe greenish numbers light up the car. What was that color? Was it considered blue or green?
    “I’m not leaving until you talk to me, so you might as well drive to wherever you were