Chapter 154

I turned to beckon Colin to follow me, but he lifted his hand as a natural movement. “Phoebe.

hold on.”

With a resigned sigh, I took hold of his wrist, “Come on, let’s head home.”

“Hold tight and don’t lose me again,” he murmured under his breath.

I didn’t quite catch what he said and turned back to him. “What was that?” I asked.

Colin just gave me a smile, saying nothing more.

“Phoebe…” Stella’s voice suddenly called out from the hospital bed.

I paused mid–step, not turning back. Right now, it seemed better to maintain the guise of Foebe.

On the subway home, Colin kept hold of my hand.

I leaned against his shoulder and my eyes glazed over.

Colin didn’t question why I chose the subway over a car ride. I figured he was smart enough to have guessed why.

Rain always made me nervous in cars. The subway was crowded, and it made me feel safer.

subway station, there was Eric with

furrowed his brow and glanced at me, “Phoebe, let’s

aback, “Run for what? To where…?”

I could get an answer, Colin was yanking my wrist and sprinting through

catch up, but ultimately lost

a lung–busting run, we finally

rush?” I

of breath. Well, he is quite a runner, I thought.

back,” Colin said, meaning

felt the Langley estate was more of a cage than

phones, doesn’t he?” I said, half–defeated. I was carrying the Langley heir; Colin was

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a word, Colin fiddled with our phones for a bit before handing mine back,

and why he wanted to

moment.

own, I’d have no idea where to start looking.

to now?”

sleep together with

off guard and only then noticed we were standing in front of a swanky five–star

perfectly good home to stay

hand, unwilling to let

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