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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

surprised. “Thalia? No, I haven’t seen her. Let me

“She’s blocked me

Drake froze.

it together.

does this mean

stunned

Break up?

night–about never wanting to see

anger.

was

emptying her room of every possession? Was that really just a

his. “If you’ve broken up, let’s respect that. We could take

had transformed into

could just walk away

lasted. Ten days? Two weeks?

let her

he was perfectly

sounds good.

thinking Montana–the fall colors at Glacier National Park are supposed to

Glacier National Park.

did that sound

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he remembered–Thalia had mentioned wanting to go there during

it: “Everything’s crowded during holidays.

was to

“Montana sounds perfect.”

TV with Sienna,

press him. She understood he needed time to adjust

I’ll be here when you

called

Get Chase and the

Chase greeted him:

odd look. “Why would

“Uh…” Chase floundered.

Drake added: “Thalia’s my girlfriend. Why aren’t you asking

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