Mag-log inI know it’s risky and probably stupid, but at this point I’m willing to follow any instinct that might lead me closer to Val. Maybe Noah’s men missed something. Maybe there’s still a clue hidden there waiting for someone to notice it.Quickly, I jump into the shower and then get ready. I leave the g
Noah’s jaw tightens immediately as his eyes narrow on the guy.“What the fuck do you mean the signal is coming from the Sahara, Blaze?” he asks, his voice full of disbelief.So that was the guy’s name. At least now I can use it instead of just calling him ‘Guy’.Blaze looks just as confused as the r
If he can lock onto the exact location, then maybe we can finally find Val and then this nightmare can finally come to an end.Noah’s voice pulls me from my thoughts. “Are you okay?”A soft, breathless chuckle leaves me before I can stop it. “You know this is the third time you’ve asked me that toni
I close my eyes briefly and for a second, the chaos inside me quiets just a little. After a while, Noah slowly pulls back enough to look at me properly.“Are you okay?” he asks softly.I nod weakly. During the time I’d spent waiting for him, I’d at least managed to stop shaking.Noah studies my face
My heart stops as I stare at the message on my screen, my eyes moving over the words again and again because I can’t seem to process what I’m seeing.My mind starts spiraling immediately, trying to convince me that maybe I imagined it, maybe grief and exhaustion have finally pushed me over the edge
The plan is simple; Meet Juliette, finalize things, then go car shopping afterward. By the time I arrive at the upscale restaurant Juliette chose, I feel slightly more grounded.The hostess checks the reservation name before leading me toward one of the private dining cubes tucked further inside the
“She’s a problem,” I mutter under my breath. “She shouldn’t even exist in my equation.”“Then let her breathe for now,” the second woman replies, walking toward me. Her voice is like ice sliding beneath the skin. “You’ll get another chance. But not if you draw attention. We’ve already failed twice.
Everything inside me freezes at his words. They echo in my head like a broken record, over and over again, each repetition more suffocating than the last.This is impossible. Maybe they’re wrong. How could someone want me dead? Who would want me dead?I stare at them, unable to form a single word. M
I remember the last time he gave me hope. It was after we joined Uni. Chloe had broken up with him for reasons known only to her. He’d shown up at my apartment one evening, looking like the world had broken him. I was so startled to see him there—Noah Woods, standing on my doorstep with red eyes and
Uncle Gabe nods slowly, his usual gruffness giving way to something gentler. “You blink, and they’re adults. Responsible ones, too.” He clears his throat. “Though one of them still has a knack for causing heart attacks every once in a while.”Dad chuckles, but Uncle Gabe turns his piercing grey gaze







