Chapter 75: That Wasn’t Me

Without wasting a second, Stefan reached for his phone and dialed Ethan.

The line barely rang twice before Ethan picked up. "Sup bro?"

"Have you found anything on Ruby?" Stefan asked, getting straight to the point.

There was a pause on the other end. "No. Not yet but I think it’s going to be a little difficult finding her," Ethan said and Stefan frowned.

"How so?" he asked impatiently.

"There’s no trace of her, bro. It’s like she’s vanished. I’ve checked every known address her mom had visited but there’s nothing. I’ll try and see if I can tapped into travel records to see if she left Zeden," he said and Stefan’s jaw tightened.

He nodded, knowing there was nothing he could actually do other than leave it all on Ethan. "Alright. Let me know the second you find anything, please. I really need to see her."

"Did anything happen?" Ethan asked in concern.

"No, man. Just want to know what’s going on. I hate being kept in the dark," he said, and Ethan nodded. f .r e\ewebnov(e)(l).c om

"I understand. I’ll see what I can do," he said before hanging up.

Stefan ended the call, leaning back in his chair as frustration wrapped around his chest. He tapped the phone against his thigh, mind racing through the possibilities. Where could Ruby have gone? And more importantly, why hadn’t she contacted him? Unless... she couldn’t.

could’ve looked for a way to contact him right? If what

treated her at the hospital. How could she have contacted someone that treated her like she didn’t matter and that she was nothing but

let himself get manipulated and now he just wished he hadn’t been

his contact list, half-hoping for a clue even though he didn’t exactly know how scrolling through his phone

she’d said was gone the day after his surgery. He’d thought nothing of

it? And had just lied? What if she just didn’t want him—or anyone—calling it? Perhaps she was hiding

hesitating, Stefan tapped the number and brought

trying to reach is not in service."

three times but till no

against his ribs. It was active. That

sat up straighter, every muscle in his body tense as his eyes fixed on nothing, ears straining as if that would make

up? Ivy? Ruby? Or someone

He thought we he dialed the

her reflection in the glass next

didn’t know how Eliana would react since

rather, since Ruby had taken

wearing a loose hoodie and

finally showed up after how long," she said,

a

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