(Slade’s POV)
I was at her door before the sun finished rising.
Aspen answered with sleepy eyes and hair braided loosely over one shoulder. Winter stood behind her tying her shoelaces, and Holly was eating cereal straight out of the box.
“Get dressed,” I said. “All of you. We’re leaving in ten minutes.”
Aspen blinked in confusion. “For what? I didn’t have anything scheduled for this morning.”
“You do now.”
Holly lit up instantly. “Are we going somewhere fun?”
“No,” I said.
“Yes,” Winter said at the same time.
Aspen stepped outside, closing the door so her sisters wouldn’t hear us. “Mr. Mercer… what’s going on?”
“Your car.” My jaw tightened. “You’re not driving it again.”
Her eyebrows drew together. “It’s fine. It just needs a tune up.”
“It was smoking on the side of the road.”
