Briggs’ POV
Damn.
I lean back in the seat slightly, running a hand over my jaw.
“Guess I was that distracted,” I mutter.
Lumi shoots me a look.
“That distracted?” she repeats, arms folded now.
I glance at her, she’s trying to look annoyed. Trying to hold onto it, but there’s still heat in her eyes, something unsettled.
And that? That’s not helping the situation.
“Relax,” I say calmly. “We’re fine.”
“We’re stuck in a marsh,” she snaps. “Nothing about this says fine.”
I almost smile. Instead, I reach for my phone. Because this is manageable, what’s not manageable is everything else waiting outside this moment.
I dial, Riki picks up on the first ring.
“I thought you said you were coming to the hospital,” he says immediately. “The girl actually ran away—she’s nowhere to be found.
