Chapter 64

Something in his tone made my skin prickle. “Then what?”

“The cat hair on my varsity jacket. The words tumbled out in a rush. I just noticed it when I went back to get it. We haven’t been near Snow all day, which

means…”

My heart stuttered in my chest as the implications hit. There was only one other person who could have left those traces. Someone who’d held me close enough for the evidence to transfer.

“Blake,” I whispered, the name feeling like glass in my throat.

I spun around just in time to see the car’s headlights flare to life, the engine’s purr deepening with intent.

“Thank you,” I breathed into the phone, already moving. The concrete was cold beneath my feet as I broke into a run, each step carrying me closer to the only clue I’d had about Snow’s whereabouts in what felt like forever.

“Wait!” My voice was lost in the sound of the engine. “Blake, wait!”

Blake’s POV

is running after

in the seats, eyes closed against the windows. “Keep

that college boy’s protective embrace, then the mark on

she wanted to talk?

closed lids, I could sense the slight hesitation in the car’s movement. “Mrs.

the mirror’s cold reflection, I caught the image of Audrey struggling to her feet, her silhouette small and

words escaped

Audrey’s POV

If only I’d found the words to make Blake stay. I thought as I

stood in the darkness with my regrets until bright headlights suddenly lit up behind me, casting may shadow long and dark against the pavement. I

descended slowly, revealing Blake’s face – a masterpiece in studied

hands went immediately to my hoodie’s collar, and

instantaneous – another red blossom of pressure, identical to

tilting my head to better display the

they fixed on the

explained, the words tumbling out in a rush.

were you

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