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Chapter 75

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.

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

sighed when he remembered how he’d treated her at the hospital. How could she have contacted someone that treated her like she didn’t matter

should’ve treated her better. He had let himself get manipulated and now he just wished he hadn’t been so

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

old line. The one she claimed she lost. The one she’d said was gone the day after his surgery. He’d thought nothing of it at the time—phones get misplaced, after

lied? What if she just didn’t

and brought the phone to his ear.

to reach is not in service." Or maybe it would go straight to

or twice or three times but

against his ribs. It was active. That had to mean that someone had

on nothing, ears straining as if that would make the line answer faster as he dialed

pick up? Ivy? Ruby? Or someone else

would finally unravel the lies? He thought we he dialed the line for the third

reflection in the

stylish—but inside, she felt tense. She didn’t know how Eliana would react since she doesn’t even know if Ruby

had taken

came in view. Eliana stood there, arms crossed, wearing a loose hoodie and jeans. Her face was blank at

showed up after how

a

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