Winter’s POV
The tension had become unbearable.
Every day, the feeling of being followed grew more intense. It wasn’t just paranoia anymore; I could feel it in the pit of my stomach, a gnawing certainty that someone was watching me. The anonymous messages had escalated, each one more pointed, more threatening. They no longer danced around vague insinuations. Now, they were explicit.
And now, they knew about Kai.
I sat at my desk, staring at my phone as it buzzed again. Another message from the anonymous number. The words were short, simple, but they carried the weight of a bomb:
“We know about him. You can’t hide him forever.”
My breath hitched, my chest tightening as I read the words over and over. My hands shook as I set the phone down, afraid to hold it any longer. The words hit m
