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Chapter 19

The family dinner was strained, with everyone eating in uncomfortable silence.

Having nothing to say to her family. Thalia retreated to her room early. Spotting the gift box on her desk reminded her she still hadn’t given Asher his watch.

She called him.

“Asher? Remember that gift I mentioned? Are you at the estate? I could bring it over.”

“I am.”

“Perfect. I’ll be there shortly.”

Meanwhile, at Drake’s penthouse….

When Drake and Sienna entered, Rosa looked past them expectantly. “Mr. Ashcroft, isn’t Miss Winters with you?”

Drake frowned. “She’s not here?”

“She hasn’t been home for days, sir. I thought she was with you.”

Suddenly uneasy, Drake took the stairs two at a time.

In Thalia’s room, the transformation was stark. Her vanity was stripped bare–no cosmetics, no skincare products. The personal touches that had made the room hers were gone.

He yanked open the closet. Empty.

Every trace of Thalia had vanished, leaving the room as pristine as before she’d moved in.

Drake’s breathing quickened. He shouted down to Rosa: “When did she move her things out?”

The housekeeper flinched at his tone. “The room was empty when I came to clean the next day. I thought you knew…

Drake’s fists clenched as he pulled out his phone. The call wouldn’t connect–he’d been blocked.

He immediately called Celine. Thalia had few friends in New York: Celine had been closest to her.

Time Gold Cheer

No, I haven’t seen her. Let

later: “She’s blocked me

Drake froze.

nearby, Sienna had pieced it together. Her heart leaped–Thalia had

does this mean you’ve broken

question stunned him.

Break up?

His words that night–about never wanting

anger.

blocked him, he’d assumed she was just sulking, waiting for him to

emptying her room of every possession? Was

expression, Sienna slipped her arm through his. “If you’ve broken up, let’s respect that. We could take

initial panic had transformed into anger.

she could just

she lasted. Ten days? Two weeks?

He’d let her

her that he was

“A trip sounds good. Where would you like to go?”

colors at Glacier National Park are

Glacier National Park.

sound so

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mentioned wanting to go there during fall break

“Everything’s crowded during holidays. What’s

His instinct was to refuse, but thinking

“Montana sounds perfect.”

watching TV with Sienna, he made an excuse to leave.

needed

I’ll be here

Drake called Mason.

and the

private club, Chase greeted him: “Just you?

him an odd look. “Why would she be here?”

“Uh…” Chase floundered.

added: “Thalia’s my girlfriend. Why

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