Chapter 82

She ran out to the balcony and looked down, but by then, the man was already gone.

Well, I guess I'll just have to return it to him next time, she thought.

Not the worst thing, really—a good excuse to keep in touch.

That night, after running Sebastian's clothes through the wash, Citrine quietly hung them up to dry on the balcony outside her own bedroom.

Only then did she finally feel at ease and drift off to sleep.

She slept soundly, but while her night was peaceful, things were far from calm over at Siren's Whisper.

The two thugs who'd gotten into a brawl with her at the karaoke bar-along with their boss—had been ambushed, thrown into the back of a van, and dragged off to an abandoned factory by a rival group. By the time they staggered back, they were barely alive.

This whole thing had been set in motion by the manager after consulting with Raymond. Citrine knew nothing about it.

The next morning, Citrine had barely reached the classroom door when Jeanette and Clifford blocked her path.

"Citrine, can you come outside with us for a moment?" Jeanette glanced

over her shoulder at the people

news first thing in

I need a

didn't spare them a single glance, just brushed

way too full of herself," Clifford muttered, fuming. He

us," Jeanette hissed, grabbing his arm to pull him back before he could make things worse. She was all too aware that angering Citrine could

least for today. But right after

she

students hadn't returned yet, so the classroom was almost empty. Jeanette slid into

because Clifford wasn't around, Jeanette had dropped her usual fragile act. Her voice was

dropped the act, huh, Citrine thought, studying her with

do you want to talk

about the Iverson family shares." Jeanette's gaze was steady, brimming

family shares?" Citrine's

Iverson Group. The contract goes into effect when I turn eighteen." Her tone was proud, almost triumphant, as if she finally had the

who'd given her

about this. Somewhere along the line, Sawyer had started keeping her out

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