CHAPTERTWENTY-THREE

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Sophie hung up so fast that she nearly dropped the phone. Her hands were shaking, and she pressed her palms flat against the mattress to stop it from shaking, but she couldn't stop it no matter how hard she tried. She stood up and started to pace the room until the bathroom door opened. Louis stepped out with a towel wrapped around his waist and his hair damp. He took one look at her and stopped completely. "What happened?" he asked. She held up the phone, but it fell from her hand to the bed. Her hands were still trembling. "He called me," she said. "He… he used a different number. He said…" She stopped and swallowed. "He said, 'Hi, baby girl.' That's what he used to call me when I was small. Like the last fifteen years didn't happen." Louis crossed the room in four steps and too

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