Chapter 181: Grace: Removed

Feeling a little nauseated, I tap at the notification.

[This message thread has been removed for multiple Plausibility violations.]

I blink at my phone. The error message stares back.

"What the hell?" I mutter, tapping the screen again as if that might fix it. It doesn’t. The entire conversation—gone. Like it never existed.

My thumb hovers uncertainly over the back button, my eyes drawn to the new direct messages sent my way, from Wrath and Madness.

Sounds like a fun time. Not.

Wrath’s message draws my attention first, and I open it.

The message thread loads, revealing a string of increasingly agitated texts:

[WRATH: ??????]

[WRATH: Who are you?]

[WRATH: How did you get into our group?]

[WRATH: ANSWER ME.]

[WRATH: I swear if you’re another one of Chaos’s little playthings I will PERSONALLY come find you.]

[WRATH: ??????????]

I stare at the barrage of question marks and threats. Whoever—whatever—Wrath is, they clearly have anger management issues. Their name is appropriate.

Ignoring this would probably be the smart option.

Instead, I find myself typing.

[GRACE HARPER: I didn’t ask to be added to your group. I just got a notification saying I was invited.]

The reply comes instantly, like they were staring at their phone waiting.

[WRATH: WHO INVITED YOU?]

[GRACE HARPER: I don’t know.]

[WRATH: USELESS]

seems to love caps

Is Lyrielle’s nickname

dots appear, bounce, then disappear. Then reappear. Wrath seems to be typing and deleting

Finally:

Who wants

Oh, for—

and I’m trying to figure

this time. I glance up to check our surroundings. Andrew’s focused on the road, and dark clouds are rolling in quickly. But it looks like we’re only a couple miles from our

cue, the walkie talkie crackles, and Caine says, "Exit

grab the unit

a flash of lightning

My phone vibrates.

you with

[GRACE HARPER: No.]

Or else why would I be

she mentioned

I just want to know if Lyre

the fuck are

of the message and into

[MADNESS: Hello darling~]

Welcome to

you have pictures, share

[MADNESS: <(’o’)>]

the fuck is the last message supposed

I go to exit the app, only to see another flood of

[WRATH: Come back.]

I’m sorry, I’ll be

[WRATH: We’re just curious.]

Grace Harper. We don’t

We’re curious about Lyrielle and she never talks to us

were. We don’t pay attention to

Wrath kind

disadvantage, so I click

being divinities does something

the case, Lyre’s

"...Grace?"

head in Andrew’s direction, I

want me to get the stuff for the cat while you guys

the window, I realize we’re about to turn off onto the exit for our chosen Walmart stay. "Yes. That would be great, thank you. Litter box, litter, cat

It seems to be

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