NICO:
After sending her the last message, I waited for a response, but nothing came. When I tried sending another text, it stuck on a single checkmark. My thumb hovered over the screen while a cold pit formed in my stomach. I refused to accept that she had blocked me.
I dialed her number again, only to hear the immediate disconnect. The bitter truth settled in: Jade had cut me off. A sudden surge of heat rushed to my face. I squeezed my phone so hard my knuckles turned white, then marched over to my wardrobe and threw on a shirt to cover my bare chest.
I needed to get to her house right away. The chat Damian showed us flared up in my mind, keeping my blood at a boiling point.
I bolted out to my car, but paused with my hand on the handle. I pulled out my phone to check the tracking app
