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Chapter 587

Lena sent another message: [Seriously, if you hadn't responded in another hour. I was going to call the cops. Do you even know what was going through my head? I was lowkey convinced Jace had done you in after you know, having his way with you I had to laugh Lena's imagination was next level. I just hit her with a thumbs-up emoji

Lena: [it's not that crazy. Stuff like that makes the news all the time, you know? Anyway, when are you coming back? Are you flying home today? Did Steve win the competition??

I glanced at her barrage of questions, then at my situation, and hit her back with the safest reply I could think of [Not sure yet]

Lena: [777]

Me: [Might stay here a bit longer. Not sure I'll be back to this place anytime soon]

I didn't want Lena to freak out, so I threw in a little white lie.

Lena: [Alright, live your best life then. Let me know when you're back-III throw a mega welcome-back_party. *]

Reading her message, I suddenly felt this weird, heavy feeling in my chest. Like, this irrational fear that I might not make it back. It hit me out of nowhere.

I didn't know where it came from, but I couldn't shake it So I sent her a voice note:

half as, like,

sooner had I hit send than my phone started ringing with a video call

she was probably freaking out, so I

do you mean, leaving stuff behind? What is going on? Where are you right now?" Lena's voice

villa. "See? I'm in a giant mansion, totally

sound."

relieved now, though she was still in her surgical scrubs. I couldn't tell

how crazy things have been lately, and with all these plane crashes... I

case what?" Lena interrupted. "Turn the camera around

she wasn't going to relax

show myself, throwing in a goofy

finally chilled. "If you ever pull something like this

murder you"

it." I teased, moving my face closer to the

out. So whose mansion are you staying at? Is it Jace's? Her curiosity was off the charts now. "Nope. It's

guard. Then she asked. "Why are you staying at his

spill the beans, so I lied. "It's

weird ideas," she said, all smug which

"Shut up."

got all serious. "Hey,

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