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Chapter 108: Maybes

The sound of the front door clicking open echoed faintly through the quiet house.

Stefan sat up straighter on the couch, the soft leather creaking beneath him. He had been waiting for hours, listening closely for every small sound—hoping, waiting, imagining the moment Ethan would walk in.

His fingers drummed restlessly on his knees. The low hum of the wall clock and the occasional wind brushing against the windows were the only company he’d had all evening.

The moment he heard footsteps approaching after he heard Ethan getting out of the car, he rose to his feet.

"Ethan?" he called, his voice calm but edged with tension.

"Yeah, it’s me," Ethan replied, his tone light as he stepped further into the living room.

Stefan’s expression tightened, though his eyes scanning Ethan’s face. "So, how was the date?" f.r(e)e\webn.ovel.co\m

Ethan chuckled softly. "No need to act like you care about how the date went. I know that’s not what you’re really interested in."

Stefan didn’t reply right away. His jaw clenched just slightly, and he lowered himself back onto the couch.

"Fine, you got me there. So, tell me," he said finally, voice low, strained.

Ethan exhaled and walked toward him. "You were right," he said simply. "Rayna... she’s indeed Ruby’s best friend."

processed the words he’d heard.

and how do you know that? Did she by any

meant it when she said she was taking care of a pregnant friend and she went on to tell me how they’d been friends since childhood. Apparently, the three of them grew up together until Rayna and her parents moved then she remained friends with just Ruby. She’d even said when we met in Zeden, it was her she went

they’d just met online? Was it because talking about another best friend could blow their cover? Did that mean

head to focus when

the one we ordered for Ruby. The one she said she wanted to wear after

his head toward Ethan, though his eyes

wore it

air grew heavy, so heavy it felt like even

fingers brushing it gently. She’d smiled then—one of those soft, shy smiles

wear it when you can see me again," she had

had

a small thing in the grand scheme of things, but to Stefan, it felt

gave it to

don’t know," Ethan replied. "Rayna didn’t say how she got it. But... she wore it. And that tells us

leaned back, his head resting on the couch cushion. His mind felt like a storm—thoughts crashing into each other, emotions bleeding into one another. Pain. Confusion.

Ruby had given up on everything they had. Maybe she hated him now. Maybe she’d written him

through all of it—through the lies, the hurt, the confusion of living with someone who loved him under another name. He hadn’t blamed her, not truly. He had felt betrayed, yes, but also desperate to understand why. And even now,

sighs when she thought he

said slowly, "she’s

a long moment before replying. "Maybe. Or maybe she’s