Chapter 81Darius POVSomething was wrong with Celeste all day.She kept checking her phone every few minutes‚ pacing between rooms without settling in any of them‚ starting sentences and then cutting herself off halfway through as if she changed her mind about what she was going to say. I gave her space because after last night I knew better than to push. But I watched her from a distance and my gut kept telling me something significant was coming.When she finally came to find me in the early evening‚ she was pale. Her hands were clasped together in front of her so tight that her knuckles were white‚ as if she was physically holding herself together."Come with me‚" she said.I stood up without asking questions and followed her down the hall to one of the sitting rooms at the back of the house. She stopped at the door and turned to face me."Sit down and wait here‚" she said. "I need to go get something.""Celeste‚ what's going on?""Just wait. Please."She left and I sat on the cou
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