Alex stared at the photograph on his phone. He had seen the man before. Not recently, but enough times to know exactly who he was. “Ethan,” he whispered. He zoomed in again. There was no mistake. Ethan was standing near David’s company, partly hidden behind a pillar, watching Evie. But why? Alex leaned back slowly. He and Ethan had once been close. They had spent years around the same people, shared drinks, jokes, and secrets. Then life pulled them in different directions. They stopped talking as often until the friendship simply faded. Alex had never expected to see Ethan again, especially not like this. He looked at the photograph. “What are you doing there?” His mind immediately went to Evie. The way Ethan looked at her like he knew things about her that most people did not. The thought made him uncomfortable. Alex wasn't aware that he knew about the complicated situation involving Evie and her stepfather, Mark. “The way he was watching Evie, there had to be a reason,” he tho
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