Chapter 54

Audrey’s POV

My heart skipped a beat. “Blake?“.

“Yeah, I thought I’d found you a place secluded enough, but he still managed to track you down!”

I sat up straighter, gripping the phone tighter. ‘What’s he doing at my place?”

“Says you stood him up, came to settle scores – he’s completely lost it!” Astrid’s voice still carried her heavy anger. He somehow convinced himself you were home, and when he didn’t have a key, he just kicked your door in!”

“When I got there, he was standing in your apartment with his precious Laurel Rose. That scene is just too disgusting so I kicked them both out!”

She continued, apparently trying to tidy up my apartment. “They’ve turned your whole place upside down. Were they looking for something specific or just being destructive?”

As Astrid’s words sank in, my mind went blank for a moment.

Snow!

mind with such force I nearly dropped the phone. “Astrid,” I cut through her tirade, panic clawing up my throat.

could hear her moving, voice shifting as she

sharp enough to make Ethan jump. “She hides when she’s scared, and with strangers breaking

Ethan’s

cat,” I managed, though the words felt inadequate. How could I explain that Snow was the only pure thing to come out of my marriage? The only warmth in those endless nights when Blake’s side of the bed stayed cold and empty? That in a life where I’d learned to expect nothing, she’d been my one

from the Parker fortune. The mansions. The cars.

“I’ve looked everywhere under the sofa, under the bed, in all the closets…” She paused. “Usually when I visit, she comes running as

do with my illness. She was an indoor cat, completely unprepared for the streets of New York. The thought of her

there,” I said, already trying to push myself up from the hospital bed.

bed. His concern was too obvious. “Are you sure? You look really

line went quiet for a moment, then Astrid’s sharp intake of breath cut through the silence. “What’s going on? Audrey? Where are you – in a

still struggling to push myself up

determination, Ethan gently took the phone from my trembling hands. “Hey Astrid, this is Ethan we met

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