Chapter 35

DANTE'S POV

I sat still in my baseball locker room, staring at the space in front of me. I was trying to come up with a plan to stop Linda once and for all. She had been terrorizing Olivia for weeks now, and I was determined to put an end to it.

I had not been able to pay attention much with all that had been going on. Olivia in the hospital, quarter finals coming up and the thread of lies I had to keep telling our parents when they couldn't reach Olivia.

Then, an idea came to me. I would send Linda a message, agreeing to date her, but only if she left Olivia alone. It was a ruse, of course. I had no intention of actually dating her, but I hoped it would be enough to lure her out of hiding. I knew Olivia would be against the idea of me sacrificing myself, so she wouldn't be hurt but I had no choice. Landon had been in touch an