Hello 727

Chapter 727

It felt like another riddle waiting to be solved, but honestly? The less I knew, the safer we both were.

Hayden kissed my forehead. "Don't worry. I'm not going anywhere-my little monster needs me."

Little monster?! Okay, adorable. I grabbed my phone and immediately updated my chat app username to match.

Steve noticed in about two seconds flat. [Who are you planning to attack now?] he messaged.

I smirked, thinking, 'Monsters don't attack-they just make sure no one messes with

them."

It had been a while since I'd heard from Steve. After Houston, all I knew was he'd sold his pool hall and gone off the grid.

Considering how messy things got back there, I couldn't blame him for bailing. Honestly, it was probably the smartest move.

I fired back two words: [Fighting demons!]

Steve replied almost instantly. [How have you been lately?]

good or not didn't really matter. If he'd been keeping up with the news,

bad,] I

sorry. I've owed

stared at the screen, caught off guard, when another message buzzed in: [I

on him. But he had no clue he'd just been

didn't do anything wrong], I typed. [It

to these days, but it was clear he'd put some serious distance between himself and the chaos.

meant he'd stepped

about to drag him back into the mess. And as for the

needed to know was that I was fine. Stable,

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didn't reply, I didn't push. Some conversations

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this time, she wasn't out there leading

resigned," the

like a curveball.

to college," she explained, and just like that,

to avoid him, college wouldn't have been her next move-especially since he'd

her place and knocked. When she opened the door, her expression wasn't exactly warm. Not surprised to

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