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

and glanced at me,

aback, “Run for what?

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

trying to catch up, but ultimately lost us in the flux of

lung–busting run,

the rush?” I asked..

breath. Well, he is quite

said, meaning back to the Langleys.

guessed he too felt the Langley estate was more of a cage than a home.

said, half–defeated. I was carrying the Langley heir; Colin was the Langley scion.

Chapter 154

word, Colin fiddled with our phones for a bit before handing mine back, “One day off the grid won’t

sure what had gotten into Colin and why he wanted to

moment.

own, I’d have no idea where to

now?” I

to sleep together with

and only then noticed we were standing in front of

to ditch a perfectly good home to stay

silent, gripping my hand, unwilling

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