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Chapter 68

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I’m some weird combination of fuming and afraid. Anxious and livid. I know mixed feelings are rough, but feeling these two extremes at once is nearly impossible to manage. I try to tamp it all down and just focus on what I need to do to get ready for the gala.

“Hey Pablo, my appointment at the salon isn’t for a few hours. We’ve got time to kill. Maybe we could grab something to eat?” I ask, just now realizing—I’m alone with Pablo.

Shit. If this is the hormones, I need to get a handle on it. Fast.

“Sure, absolutely. I know a great place,” Pablo says, starting the car.

There’s a stretch of tense silence before I ask, “Where are Josiah and Emilio?”

Pablo clears his throat. “Emilio’s with Dante—they think they’ve got a lead on whoever’s behind this. And Josiah… well, I thought he was at Emily’s. Guess not.”

That strikes me as very off. They always know where the other is.

“Oh… okay,” I mutter, already sneaking my phone from my back pocket. I text Josiah:

Where are you?

No answer.

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