Arielle
Tiffany’s text came in right after her missed call. “WHERE ARE YOU? WHAT HAPPENED TO THE KEYS?”
Oh God…the key!
How could I have forgotten something so important?
She couldn’t get into the house without it. Worry stirred deep in my stomach.
And the crazy part? She had been gone for a whole day, no explanation or call. And yet, here I was still worried about her. Still trying to fix things for her.
Even after everything.
“I’m waiting,” Darius said lazily, leaning back in his chair with a smirk that made my skin crawl.
I looked up. Then turned to Tessa, whispering in her ear. “I need to give these keys to Tiffany. She’s at home.”
Darius hummed loud enough to let us know he heard every word.
“Okay. I’ll go,” Tessa said, already taking the keys from me. She stood up an
