Free Captivated (An Affliction Novel) by Raven Page B

and adjusted his seat. Then, he checked his mirrors by moving them around a bit and then placing them back to where they were in the first place. What the crap? Didn’t he just get in and drive the car to my house? Everything should have been set up already. I didn’t understand how he always got to places on time. It was like he lived in his own little leisure world.
    Markus turned to me with an innocent smile. “Let’s go.” Then he put the car into drive and we were on our way.
    “Is Tanya coming?” I asked.
    “Nah. I think she got grounded for talking late on the phone with some guy. She doesn’t know about any of this anyway. She did try to get it out of me last night though. I just don’t think she can handle it.” Markus said.
    “So where are we going?” I asked.
    “Where I saw it all. The criminal always returns to the scene of the crime.” He narrowed his eyes. “I’ve seen it on the show Innocent Until Proven Criminal.”
    “You watch that show too much.” I accused.
    “Hey those episodes are from real cases. You’d know that if you weren’t so busy staring at the walls in your room.” he teased.
    “Markus! I’m not that lame!” My jaw dropped. I raised my hand to my eye and put my index finger and thumb close to each other. “You’re this close to a kick and a punch,” I warned.
    We pulled up to The Impulse. It looked pretty packed tonight-even more than last night. Predictably, there was not a single parking spot near the building. We ended up p arking in the garage again. That time, I had on some regular shoes so my feet wouldn’t hurt during the walk. And also because I wanted to be prepared in case I needed to run. I looked a little too casual for the lounge though. Girls were wearing miniskirts with really cute tops. And others were basically in bikinis. Their cleavage was out, bellies were showing-the whole shebang. I guess it didn’t matter how I looked anyway because Markus lead me straight to the back of the lounge. We exited through the back doors and found that there was a cool breeze out tonight. The fresh air wrapped around me and flowed through my hair. It was quiet; I didn’t think anyone was out there. And there was a ladder attached to the building that reached the top. The building wasn’t that tall. It was just one story, so Markus and I easily climbed up to the roof and sat down with our legs hanging off. He had brought a bag with him, which consisted of at least two binoculars as he pulled them out and handed me the one with a neck strap on it.
    “Cool!” I put my head through the strap and looked through them. “What else do you have in that bag?”
    “Just some snacks.” He pulled out some chips and soda cans. A bad idea for me. I was trying to eat healthy and junk food was the only thing he brought. I was certain I could resist the temptation.
    “I also brought you this.” Markus pulled out a miniature spray can.
    “Thanks.” I didn’t know what the thing was. Wait…it looked like-
    “It’s mace, Mindy,” he continued, “I don’t want you to freak out or anything. I just wanted you to be ready...in case something ever happens again.” He put it in my hand and smiled. “Do you know how to use it?” he asked.
    “Of course. You just grab it like this…” I wrapped my hand around the base and put my finger on the spray nozzle. I pointed it in front of me and turned towards Markus, the mace following.
    “Whoa!” He ducked down and pushed my arm away. I swear, that had to be the fastest I’d seen him move. Ninja mode!
    “Chill out. It’s not a gun or anything.” I said.
    “Well don’t wave it around like a baton.” He let go of my hand and sat back up. “I want you to keep it with you,” Markus suggested.
    “The binoculars, too?” Excitement filled my voice.
    “No!” He shot out. “If anything happens to you again, you take this and without any hesitation…spray the whole can in the jerk-off’s eyes. It leaves a red dye all