章節 129: One hundred and Twenty Seven

 Jaime sighed. "See what I mean?"

 Marcus smiled as Kye babbled to Kass , who nodded along and babbled back. She always softened with Kye and gave him her full attention. Marcus had noticed her occasionally sneak him little treats when she thought no one was looking.

 Trey, a statue of barely contained rage, took position in the center of the room with Taryn at his side. She placed a comforting hand on his arm, and some of the tension left him. "I'd like to talk about what happened, Kass . We've already heard Shaya and Tao's versions. We need to piece everything together."

 Everyone turned to Kass expectantly, and the massive amount of attention made her tense. To her surprise, Marcus gave her shoulder a supportive squeeze. "The car seemed to come out of nowhere, but it was no accident. I blacked out"—she said through her teeth—"and when I woke up, two males were struggling to open the door to get to Kye. I didn't get a good look at them."