LEXIE
The evening felt heavy after dinner. I went upstairs to my room, closed the door, and sat on the bed for a while. The bar noise below was faint, just a low hum of voices and music.
I told myself I wouldn’t check the secret phone. I had hidden it deep in my duffel bag for a reason, but after a few minutes of staring at the wall, my hands moved anyway.
I pulled the bag onto the bed and dug through the clothes until my fingers found the small phone. I told myself I would only turn it on for a second, just to see if anything important had come through, nothing more.
The screen lit up, one new message from Drake. My stomach dropped and I opened it with shaking fingers.
*Drake: You think you can hide forever? I’m closer than you think, come back before I find you myself. You know wha
