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2026-08-09 23:43:46Sienna stared at the door.
Then at Maya.
Then back at the door.
“Did you invite someone?”
Maya was half-asleep, her head buried in her pillow.
“No.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes.”
Another knock.
“Sienna?”
Jace.
Definitely Jace.
Sienna's stomach did something unpleasant.
Maya finally lifted her head.
“Is that Jace?”
“No.”
Maya blinked.
“He just said your name.”
“I know.”
“So that's Jace.”
“Thank you, detective.”
Maya sat up.
“Why is he here?”
“I don't know.”
“Did you invite him?”
“No.”
“Did he invite himself?”
“I don't know.”
“Then open the door.”
Sienna stared at her.
“Why?”
“Because I'm curious.”
“You're a terrible friend.”
“I've accepted that.”
Another knock.
“Sienna?”
She took a deep breath.
Then opened the door.
Jace stood there wearing a black hoodie and gray sweatpants, his hair still slightly damp from a shower.
Sienna stared.
“You're dressed.”
He raised an eyebrow.
“Were you expecting me naked?”
Her eyes widened.
“No!”
He laughed.
“Good.”
She stepped aside.
“What are you doing here?”
“I need to talk to you.”
“At eleven at night?”
“It's not that late.”
Sienna looked at the clock.
“It's eleven twenty-three.”
Jace glanced at it.
“Okay. That's a little late.”
Maya sat up straighter.
Sienna pointed at her.
“Don't.”
“I haven't said anything.”
“Your face is saying enough.”
Maya smiled.
“Hi, Jace.”
“Hey.”
Sienna looked between them.
“Why are you two acting normal?”
Maya shrugged.
“I've met him before.”
“You never told me that.”
“You never asked.”
Sienna sighed.
“This is why I need new friends.”
Jace laughed.
“Can we talk?”
Sienna crossed her arms.
“You're already talking.”
“Privately.”
She hesitated.
Then stepped into the hallway and closed the door behind her.
Jace looked at her.
“I wanted to apologize.”
“For what?”
“Earlier.”
Sienna frowned.
“When?”
“When Vivienne came over.”
“Oh.”
She shrugged.
“You don't need to apologize for her.”
“I know.”
“Then why are you?”
“Because she was rude.”
Sienna smiled.
“You noticed?”
“I notice things.”
That sentence made her pause.
For half a second, the hallway felt colder.
Then she smiled again.
“Congratulations.”
Jace laughed.
“You're impossible.”
“You've said that already.”
“Because you keep proving me right.”
They stood there in silence for a moment.
Then Jace leaned against the wall.
“You don't like Vivienne.”
Sienna shrugged.
“I don't know her.”
“But?”
“But she looked at me like she knew something about me.”
Jace's expression changed slightly.
“She doesn't.”
“You're sure?”
“Yeah.”
“How?”
“Because if Vivienne knew something, she'd already have told everyone.”
Sienna laughed.
“That's comforting.”
“I try.”
She looked at him.
“So that's why you came?”
“Partly.”
“What's the other part?”
He smiled.
“I wanted to see you.”
Sienna blinked.
“Oh.”
Jace smiled wider.
“You don't know what to say.”
“I know what to say.”
“Then say it.”
“No.”
He laughed.
“You're blushing.”
“I am not.”
“You are.”
“It's hot.”
“It's freezing.”
“Maybe I'm sick.”
“You're always sick when you're embarrassed.”
She narrowed her eyes.
“You've known me for four days.”
“And I'm learning quickly.”
Sienna smiled despite herself.
That was the problem.
She liked talking to him.
She liked how easy it was.
She liked that he made her laugh when she wasn't trying to.
And she absolutely hated that.
Jace suddenly looked serious.
“Can I ask you something?”
“Depends.”
“Why did you come to Westbridge?”
Sienna's smile disappeared for a fraction of a second.
There it was.
The question she'd been avoiding.
She looked at him.
“School?”
He laughed.
“Obviously.”
“You asked.”
“I mean... why Westbridge?”
“Because I got accepted.”
“Sienna.”
She smiled.
“What?”
“You know what I mean.”
She looked away.
“I wanted a change.”
Jace studied her.
“A change from what?”
“Life.”
“That sounds dramatic.”
“I'm a dramatic person.”
He smiled.
“Fair.”
She looked back at him.
“Why are you so interested?”
He shrugged.
“I don't know.”
“You don't know?”
“I just am.”
Sienna didn't answer.
Jace pushed away from the wall.
“Forget I asked.”
“No.”
He looked at her.
“I came here because I wanted to start over.”
It wasn't exactly a lie.
Just not the whole truth.
Jace nodded slowly.
“Okay.”
Then his eyes dropped to her hand.
“You're shaking.”
Sienna immediately tucked it into her pocket.
“I'm cold.”
“You said you were hot five minutes ago.”
“I change quickly.”
He laughed.
“Right.”
A phone buzzed.
Sienna froze.
It was hers.
She pulled it from her pocket.
Unknown number.
Her heart sank.
You're asking the wrong questions.
Her eyes moved to Jace.
He was watching her.
“Everything okay?”
Sienna locked the screen.
“Yeah.”
“You sure?”
“Absolutely.”
He didn't look convinced.
Before he could say anything else, another message appeared.
Three years ago wasn't an accident.
Sienna's blood ran cold.
She quickly turned the phone off.
Jace frowned.
“Who was that?”
“My aunt.”
“You turned your phone off because your aunt texted you?”
“She talks a lot.”
He smiled slightly.
“Okay.”
But he still looked suspicious.
Sienna forced a laugh.
“So... anything else?”
Jace shook his head.
“No.”
He started walking away.
Then stopped.
“Actually.”
He turned around.
“Come to the game on Saturday.”
“Another game?”
“You came to the last one.”
“Because Maya dragged me.”
“Then I'll ask Maya to drag you again.”
Sienna smiled.
“Confident.”
“Very.”
He started walking again.
“Goodnight, Sienna.”
“Goodnight.”
He disappeared around the corner.
Sienna waited until she couldn't hear his footsteps anymore.
Then she leaned against the wall and exhaled.
Her phone buzzed again.
She didn't want to look.
She did anyway.
You were warned.
Her fingers tightened around the phone.
Then another message appeared.
Stay away from Jace.
Sienna stared at the words.
For the first time, she wasn't amused.
Someone wasn't just watching her.
They were trying to control her.
And that meant they were getting closer than they should.
Sienna slipped the phone into her pocket.
She turned toward her room.
Then stopped.
At the end of the hallway, someone was standing in the shadows.
Watching her.
Sienna couldn't see their face.
But the moment she looked over, they turned and walked away.
Her heart began pounding.
She didn't follow.
Not yet.
Instead, she quietly whispered,
“Okay.”
A small smile returned to her lips.
“If you want to play…”
She looked toward the empty hallway.
“…let's play.”
최신 챕터
The Jock I came to Destroy The last person he saw
She didn't sleep.Not even for ten minutes.She sat on the edge of her bed with the pendant in her palm, turning it over and over until the metal warmed against her skin.Ethan hadn't stolen the money.The security guard had said it.And if that was true, then everything Sienna had believed for three years had been built on a lie.Her phone buzzed.She looked at the screen.No message.Just the time.3:17 a.m.Sienna stared at the numbers.That was the time written on the old photograph.The same time from the video.Her stomach tightened.Then her phone buzzed again.Unknown number.Ask him what happened at 3:17.She stared at the message.“Enough.”She threw the phone onto the bed.It buzzed again.You wanted the truth.Another message.Start with Jace.Sienna picked up the phone.Her fingers hovered over the screen.She wanted to ignore it.She couldn't.She typed:Who are you?The reply came immediately.Someone who remembers what you don't.Sienna frowned.Before she could answer
The Jock I came to Destroy The man she thought was dead
Sienna couldn't move.The figure stood at the end of the hallway, half-hidden beneath the weak yellow light.She knew that voice.She had heard it once before.Three years ago.On a night she had spent years trying to forget.“Ethan?”The man didn't answer.Her heart slammed against her ribs.She took one cautious step forward.“Ethan?”This time, the figure moved.Not toward her.Away.Sienna's eyes widened.“Wait!”She ran.The man disappeared around the corner.“Hey!”Sienna chased him down the hallway, her shoes slapping against the floor.She turned the corner.Nothing.No footsteps.No open door.No one.Her breathing became ragged.“This isn't funny.”She looked around frantically.Then she noticed a door at the end of the corridor.It was slightly open.Sienna rushed toward it.She pushed it open.Empty.Just an old storage room filled with broken chairs and dusty boxes.Her heart sank.“No…”She searched the room anyway.Nothing.Then she saw something on the floor.A silver
The Jock I came to Destroy The message mean't for her
For several seconds, nobody moved.Jace stood under the emergency lights, the small black flash drive between his fingers.FOR SIENNA ONLY.Sienna stared at it.Her mouth had gone completely dry.“That's…” She swallowed. “That's weird.”Jace looked at her.“Very.”“Maybe it's not mine.”“Your name is on it.”“Lots of people are named Sienna.”He raised an eyebrow.“Not at Westbridge.”She opened her mouth.Closed it.Damn.Jace held the flash drive toward her.“Take it.”She didn't.“Why?”“Because apparently it's for you.”“That doesn't mean I should touch mysterious objects found after someone breaks into a building.”“Five minutes ago, you were following a mysterious person through a dark hallway.”“That was different.”“How?”“I was curious.”“And now?”“I'm developing wisdom.”Despite everything, Jace laughed.It lasted only a second.Then his expression became serious again.“Sienna.”She looked at him.“Are you scared?”She wanted to say no.Instead, she nodded.“A little.”Jac
The Jock I came to Destroy The tape they couldn't find
The old equipment room smelled like dust, sweat, and something that had been left to rot.Sienna stood in the doorway and wrinkled her nose.“Why does every suspicious place smell like this?”Jace glanced at her.“Because suspicious places aren't known for good housekeeping.”“This is disgusting.”“You're the one who wanted to come.”“I wanted answers. I didn't realize answers came with mold.”Jace almost smiled.Almost.He was too tense.The equipment room had been locked when they arrived, but the broken latch hung from the door like someone had ripped it apart.Inside, old basketballs sat in wire baskets. Boxes were stacked against the walls. Dust covered almost everything.Almost.Sienna noticed the floor immediately.There were fresh footprints near the back shelves.She crouched.“Jace.”He followed her gaze.“Those weren't here before.”“You're sure?”“No.”He raised an eyebrow.She shrugged.“I've never been here before.”“Then how do you know?”“Because they're fresh.”He loo
The Jock I came to Destroy The things he didn't say
Sienna spent most of Saturday morning staring at the photographIt was becoming a problemShe had placed it on her deskThen moved it to her bedThen put it inside a drawerThen taken it back out againNow it was sitting beside her breakfast, and she was glaring at it like it had personally offended herMaya walked into the room, took one look at her, and stopped“Are you fighting with a picture?“No.“You've been staring at that thing since I woke up.“I'm thinking.Maya dropped onto the bed“That usually doesn't end well for you.“Thank you for your support.“Anytime.Sienna picked up the photograph“Do you know anything about Jace's old team?Maya's expression changed“A little.“How much is a little?“Enough to know you shouldn't be asking me while looking like you're about to investigate a murder.Sienna frowned“I'm not investigating a murder.“Good.“I'm investigating a basketball scandal.Maya stared at her“That is somehow worse.Sienna laughed despite herselfThen her phone
The Jock I came to Destroy The old photograph
By Friday morning, Sienna had developed a new survival strategy.Avoid Jace.It was simple.It was sensible.It was also completely useless.Because apparently Jace had developed his own strategy.Find Sienna.Everywhere.She saw him outside the cafeteria.Then near the library.Then outside her afternoon class.By the third time, she stopped walking.“Are you stalking me?”Jace, who was holding two coffees, looked offended.“I'm being friendly.”“You've been friendly six times today.”“Seven.”She stared at him.“Seven?”“You forgot breakfast.”“I didn't forget breakfast.”“You said you weren't hungry.”“That is not the same thing.”He handed her a coffee.She took it despite herself.“What is this?”“Vanilla.”“You remembered?”“I remember things.”She narrowed her eyes.“That sounds suspicious.”“What?”“You're becoming thoughtful.”“Should I stop?”She took a sip.“No.”He smiled.“I knew it.”“You're still annoying.”“I can live with that.”They continued walking.Sienna glanced
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