Selena couldn't sleep at all. Lying in bed, she felt a mix of nervousness and excitement. The thought of finally leaving Cloudflare City and getting away from that insufferable Aaron-filled her with anticipation. She found herself practically counting down the minutes.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Suddenly, loud knocks came from the front door, startling Selena. She quickly got up and looked toward the door. The young girl with her woke up, confused. "What's happening?"

A sinking feeling of dread washed over Selena. Could they have found her already? So soon?

She got out of bed and said, "I'll go check. You two stay here."

The girl looked uneasy. "Selena, are you sure everything's okay?"

Selena nodded. "Don't worry, it'll be fine."

She quickly dressed and stepped outside.

"Who is it?" she asked cautiously.

"It's me, Selena. Hurry, come out!"

voice at

opened the door. "Ave, what are

have been back at Maple Garden. Aveline grabbed her wrist, looking frantic. "I

froze in shock. "He found me? How did he

had been as discreet as possible, taking every precaution to hide her whereabouts. How could Aaron have tracked her

urged, "There's no time to figure that out. We

Wait a sec, I need to grab my things "Salon exchanged a few words with the girl, then grabbed her backpack and hurried back out to Aveline's car. Aveline

Selena glanced back over her shoulder. Her eyes widened in horror." Ave, we might

also noticed the headlights in the rearview mirror, and her face

How did this happen?

had the plan

to

roared closer, and Aveline

expression, Selena grew worried. "Ave, he's already found me. There's no way I'm going to escape. Maybe we

was firm. "We can't just give up

sensed something was off. "Ave, what's going

ahead. "I'm going to get you out of here, no matter

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