Find Me (WITSEC, #1)

by Ashley N. Rostek

I was halfway done with my second glass when something moving across my floor in front of the TV caught my attention. I had to do a double take to convince my brain I was indeed seeing an eight-legged arachnid monster. I screamed and jumped on top of my couch, panic taking hold of me. “What do I do?!” I yelled from where I stood at the furthest corner of the couch. I was seriously debating burning down my house as the tarantula continued to make its way across the floor. Its slow, hairy legs made my whole body shiver with the heebie-jeebies. Then it stopped. As if sensing me, it turned in my direction and picked up its speed. I screamed and leaped off the couch toward the front door. Feeling as if the tarantula was going to get me at any second, I swung the door open and ran next door. I banged on the guys’ front door nonstop. “Knox!” I yelled. The door ripped open. Knox stood there, taking me in with wide eyes. Without permission, I ducked under his arm and went into their house. “What’s wrong?” he demanded. I had the heebie-jeebies so bad I wiggled my arms out to get relief before hugging myself. “There’s a giant tarantula in my house.” He stared at me for a moment and then the corners of his mouth slowly started to lift. I glared at him. “Don’t you dare laugh at me.” He snorted. “Knox, it’s not funny,” I snapped. That just set him off and he started laughing.