Melissa’s pov:

I was so ready to hit the road with Billy, and get away from this shitshow, when we were stopped by the one voice that had me almost tripping on my own two feet.

“Pierce, Parkers, Miller, Ford, and Davis,” he began, his voice as deep and mesmerizing as ever. “You 5 stay back.”

Billy and I looked at one another, confusion written all over our faces, before we spun around to face Mr Blackwood. Jeffrey Miller didn’t wear his heart on his sleeves, and ...