Ever since Ryan had his first taste, he'd been clinging to me day and night.
Meanwhile, Evan was steadily recovering.
With Jackson out of the picture, I felt myself getting better and better.
I was also getting more invested in my work at Starlight, progressing from just singing to writing my own lyrics and composing music.
The ringing of my phone snapped me out of my thoughts. Seeing the caller ID, I realized it was Rex Nash.
He was a mutual friend of Jackson's and mine—the same guy who had called Jackson out for going too far that day.
"Rex, what's up?"
Rex hesitated. "Stella, where are you? I haven't seen you in forever. How's Evan doing? I heard he transferred to another hospital."
I paused for a moment. "Evan's fine. His surgery was a success. If there's nothing else, I'm goin
