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Chapter 23

Chapter 23: I’ve Got My Answers

With trembling fingers, Ruby took her phone from Rayna. She opened the anonymous chat thread, stared at it for a long moment, then began to type:

"Stay the hell out of my life. You know nothing. If you ever text me again, I’ll get my husband involved and make sure you’re caught. This is your final warning. And you should know I have nothing to worry about so you can spill whatever trash you have in your mouth, fool."

She stared at the message, hesitating for just one second more before hitting send.

The message was delivered. The typing indicator blinked for a few seconds.

Then a single response came through:

"Fuck you."

Nothing else. No threats. No taunts. Just two words, sharp and vicious.

Ruby stared at the screen, breath caught in her throat.

Rayna leaned over and read it. "Well. That’s not creepy at all."

"He didn’t deny it," Ruby whispered.

"Yeah," Rayna said slowly. "But he also didn’t say anything else. That might mean he’s rattled. You just showed him you’re not the scared little puppet he thought you were."

Ruby leaned back in the chair, feeling a cold chill run down her spine. "Or I just pissed him off."

Rayna gave a half-smile. "Same difference."

They sat in silence for a while, the tray now mostly empty between them.

"I’m scared, Rayna," Ruby admitted softly.

"I know," Rayna said. "But you’re doing good. And I’m not going anywhere."

Ruby nodded, her eyes falling once more to the phone.

didn’t know who the blackmailer was. Or if Stefan truly trusted her or was the

because now, she’d do all she can to get

from the lamp on the nightstand. Stefan sat on the edge of the bed, his cane resting against the

the house. Ruby hadn’t returned yet, and though

in his mind—the conversation in the wine cellar, the way Ruby had stepped in

hadn’t been there before. Or maybe it had... but buried beneath

the most. She feels

The woman he’d promised to spend his life with. But something had shifted in her—her voice

why he’d asked Nathan

Stefan needed to know. He couldn’t see her,

phone vibrated

vibration pattern. A secure line, encrypted and reserved only for a few people in his life. He

called the

"Nat," Stefan said calmly.

not going to believe this," Nathan’s voice came through,

spine straightened subtly. "She

’stay the hell out of her life’ and called me a fool. Then threatened to get her husband involved. Can you believe that? I wonder what she’d think if she found out

absurd having to

was his best friend after all and he

out a low exhale. His chest tightened,

enough," Stefan said quietly. "No more texts. I already

on the other end before Nathan responded. "What answer? And why

"I now believe she’s Ivy. But like she said, just...

from the tone in her message, I’d say

said wishing he could see her face again, see her smile,

curiosity piqued, "why the hell did you even think she wasn’t Ivy in the first place? Why

furniture as he moved. "I don’t know and honestly, I’ve never really had any altercation with her neither have I had the chance to be in her company," he admitted. "And thinking about why I even did that—it sounds ridiculous now. But then

room. "But now, she laughs easier. She pauses to listen. She doesn’t sigh when she thinks I can’t hear. I felt

me get this straight. Because she started treating you better and is more considerate of your feelings now,

over his face. "It sounds stupid when you say it out

when those changed, your brain screamed foul play." Nathan’s tone softened. "But have you considered that maybe

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