OMEGA
he greeted, his voice neutral but with an undercurrent of tension I hadn't heard before.
The woman—Lena—stopped at our table, her lips curving into a smile that didn't quite reach her eyes. "Jace," she replied, before her gaze shifted to me. Her eyes narrowed slightly, assessing, calculating. "And you must be Anna."
My stomach dropped. She knew my name.
I forced a neutral expression despite the unease crawling up my spine. "And you are?"
Lena's smile widened, revealing perfect white teeth. "Just someone curious about Willowridge's newest resident." Without waiting for an invitation, she slid into the booth beside me, her shoulder brushing against mine.
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