CHAPTER 29

KATHERINE “What the fuck are you doing here?!” ‘Oh, here we go.’ “Uh, Poppy–” Jackson started and she whirled to face him. “No, no. What the fuck is she doing here?! Why did you guys let her take the test? How did she pass the test?!” she yelled before returning her attention to me once more. “How did ‘you’ pass the test?!” I wanted to shoot that last question back at her because she wasn’t very bright, but I kept my mouth shut and ignored her presence instead. “What the fuck is up with this fool?” Josie said. “Excuse me?!” “Poppy,” Hunter called and my gaze slid from the wall I’d been staring at to him. He had a small frown on his face like he couldn’t quite believe what he was seeing. “I don’t want her here!” “Dawson.” It was Theo who spoke now, his tone full of authority while his harsh gaze was directed at her, and Poppy didn’t respond immediately this time. “What the hell is wrong with you?” “I– Theo… she sent Patel after me,” she replied and Theo’s gaze grew harsher wh