Stella drifted in and out of sleep when her phone rang.Seeing Lucas’s name on the screen, she answered groggily.“It’s the middle of the night. What do you want?”“Evan’s with us,” Lucas said.Stella paused. Her grip on the phone tightened, her voice cooling instantly.“So?”“He’s had a lot to drink. Do you want to come pick him up?”“Call Summer,” Stella said flatly.Before Lucas could respond, she hung up.---On the other end of the line, the group stood on the curb outside the bar. Lucas had left the call on speaker.When Stella’s words came through, Evan’s face darkened completely.A black Maybach pulled up. Frank glanced at his watch and got in without hesitation.The window was lowered halfway. Under the streetlights, his sharp profile looked even colder.Frank, who had been silent the entire night, fixed Evan with a piercing look.“So,” he asked, “who are you siding with this time?”The question landed heavily.Leon and Lucas both turned to Evan.Evan’s expres
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