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!

panic clawing up my throat. “The cat – check for Snow! I’m not home when

as she searched.

The word came out sharp enough to make Ethan jump. “She hides when she’s scared,

Snow by the way?” Ethan’s

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

fortune. The mansions. The cars. All of it. But

can’t find her. Astrid’s voice had gone soft in a way that made my blood run cold. “I’ve looked everywhere under the sofa, under the bed, in all the closets…” She paused. “Usually when I visit, she comes

kicked in the door sent waves of nausea through me that had nothing to do with my illness. She was an indoor cat, completely unprepared for the streets of New York. The thought of her lost and frightened made my chest

there,” I said, already trying to push myself up from

closer to my bed. His concern was too obvious. “Are

Astrid’s sharp intake of breath cut through the silence. “What’s going on?

to push myself up despite the way the

my determination, Ethan gently took the phone from my trembling hands.

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