“Yeah.” “Got it. I’ll do it immediately, so don’t panic.”

After hanging up the phone, I picked up my bag. “You’re heading out?” asked John.

“Isn’t it obvious?”

“No, I mean— it would be better to wait for updates from them instead of going about and looking aimlessly for new leads.”

“Aimlessly?” I shot back.

Probably thinking that I was acting too hostile to provoke any further, he shut up and threw his hands up in surrender.

I left the hotel without another word, and Emery texted me several addresses in W City where she thought Kristina might be.

I wasn’t familiar with the city at all, so I had no choice but to hail a taxi and go to each address one by one.

After visiting each location, Jared called, telling me to visit the suburbs we’d went to yesterday.

It started raining again while on the drive there, the taxi slowing to a stop by the roadside with seemingly no one around for miles.

“Miss, are you sure that this is where your friend told you to go? It’s way too desolate out here! Maybe you should give them a call and double-check the address,” the driver suggested kindly.

My attention turned to what seemed like an abandoned factory a short distance away from where the car had stopped. Hesitating, I told the driver, “Could you wait for a moment while I make a phone call?”

I pulled out my phone and dialled Jared’s number.

“Where are you, Scarlett?”

Why did you ask me to come

in.

her, then why didn’t you

Silence.

“You could also choose to

Jared?” My eyebrows knitted together. “Summer is your biological

to not come over, I can’t guarantee if you’ll ever get to see

A threat.

person is Jared, exactly? Even after so many years, I can’t tell if he’s a good or bad

that’s stupid. People’s moralities weren’t black and

Whatever.

paid the fare and got out of the car, but the driver was still worried for my

on

idea what Jared might have in

I followed to the factory was littered with footsteps of varying

I didn’t feel scared because I’d been here once

soon as I stepped foot within

the balls

head? What does he think

stared at him, less fearful than I thought I’d be. If

crossing one leg over another in a casual manner. “You’re

supposed to

eyebrow. “Aren’t you going to ask

“Okay. Where’s Summer?”

my simple question, he rolled his eyes.

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