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

Parker is running

seats, eyes closed against the

embrace, then

attempt to explain the marks before leaving. Now she wanted to talk? Let her chase,

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

snapped open, finding the rearview mirror with practiced efficiency. The distance between us had grown wider than I’d realized. In the mirror’s cold reflection, I caught the image of Audrey struggling to her feet, her

sound barrier?” The words escaped

Audrey’s POV

only I’d found the words to make Blake stay. I thought as I pushed myself up from the

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

slowly, revealing Blake’s face – a masterpiece

to my hoodie’s collar, and

results were instantaneous – another red blossom

said, tilting my head to better display the evidence. “They

they fixed on

out in a

were you

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