Chapter 68

Pearl woke up with a start. She looked around the dark hotel room, remembering where she was. She reached over to find Rhys wasn't there. She got up and walked around the room, and didn't see him anywhere. She checked her phone, nothing. It was 4 am.

She texted him, asking where he was. No reply. She tried to call him, no answer. She threw some clothes on and went down into the lobby. It was almost completely empty. Heading back to her room, she heard voices when she walked past Jim's room.

"You were supposed to stay at the hospital. That was the agreement." She heard Rhys say. "Jim is driving you back to Ohio right now. You aren't stable." Was Rhys on the phone?

"I know, I'm sorry." She heard a female voice reply. She was in the room with him!

"I didn't press charges because I didn't want or need the press. We all had an agreement."

"Why are you with her? She heard her ask "You've never been with anyone! You told me you'd never really be with anyone and tha