Lucian’s POVI was about to speak again another question already burning on my tongue, another demand for the truth I could see flickering in Mia’s eyes when my phone rang.The sound cut through the tense air of her apartment like a blade. I yanked it from my pocket without thinking, and the second Lily’s name lit up the screen, everything inside me shifted. The cold, investigative rage I’d been holding onto cracked open. My face must have changed completely; I felt it happen, the hard lines softening, the tightness in my chest loosening into something raw and desperate and relieved all at once.“I’ve been trying to call you,” I said the moment I answered, voice rough with everything I hadn’t been able to say for hours. “Lily where are you? Are you okay? I’ve been…”Her voice came through soft, a little breathless, telling me she was in her room, that she was fine, that she was sorry. I barely registered the rest. My eyes snapped to Mia, who had taken a step closer, head tilted like s
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