Caleb and Ava had just settled back into bed, trying to calm their racing hearts after the intense confrontation with Victoria. But just as they were starting to drift off to sleep, Caleb's phone buzzed on the nightstand.
He groggily reached over to silence it, but his eyes widened as he saw the text from Mr. Alex: "I can't talk rn, I'm going to hit you up later."
Caleb's mind immediately flashed back to his visit to Mr. Alex's place earlier that day. He had arrived to find the apartment empty and vacant as if no one had been there before. He had tried calling Mr. Alex's number multiple times, but it had been switched off. A sense of unease crept over him as he wondered what was going on.
Just then, his email notification pinged. He hesitated for a moment before getting out of b
