Chapter 80
Ravyn closed her laptop with more force than necessary, engaging all her security protocols and defensive measures before shutting down completely. Then she sat in the darkness of her room, listening to the silence of the Hawkins estate around her, trying to figure out how her life had become this complicated in less than a week of freedom.
Her phone buzzed again—another text from Dante.
*Seriously, are you okay? You're worrying me. Should I come over there? I can have Elena stay late with R if needed.*
Ravyn looked at the message for a long moment, trying to decide how much she could tell him, how much she should burden him with when he had his own problems with Miles's blackmail and his family's pressure.
*I'm okay*, she typed, the lie feeling heavy on her conscience. *Ju
