It had been a year or two since I'd last seen Piper. She'd lost a lot of weight, and the bright, confident energy she used to carry had given way to something tired and worn.I gave her a polite nod. "It's been a while."She opened the car door. "Where are you headed? I'll drive you."I was about to turn her down when a clear voice cut in from behind me. "He already has a ride. No need to trouble yourself."Scarlett slipped my bag off my shoulder, then tilted her chin toward a car parked further down the street. "Let's go. If we don't leave now, we'll miss the flight."I didn't linger. I got in the car with Scarlett, and we pulled away. In the rearview mirror, I caught one last glimpse of Piper, still standing where we'd left her, watching me go. I looked away and didn't turn around.I never saw her again after that.…The next time I heard anything about Piper, it was three years later. Heather Colson, a high school classmate, came to Astralis on a business trip and took me ou
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