Ace?

Izzy had been back at college for a month now. Despite the whispers and the sideways glances, she had thrown herself into her studies, determined to reclaim the life she once had. Her grades were strong, and she found solace in the familiarity of lectures and late-night study sessions at the library. But even as she tried to focus on her future, shadows from her past seemed determined to follow her.

It was a Friday afternoon when things began to change. Izzy had just finished a grueling lecture on corporate law and was heading to her next class when her phone buzzed with a new message. She pulled it out, expecting it to be from her mother or Lena, but her heart skipped a beat when she saw it was from an unknown number.

"You think you can just run away, but I know where you are. I always know. -A"

Izzy’s breath hitched in her throat. She stared at the message, her mind racing. Ace. The text had to be from him. A sick feeling churned in her stomach as she read the words again. She had h