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r fingers brushing against the rough edges. The apartment was quiet, the sounds of Morningside Heights muffled
he pushed the textbooks aside and pulled out a sleek, black smartphone. It was heavy, enc
wedged deep in the corner, as if it had been dropped in haste or shoved there deliberately. A trap left behind. She hanner dropped do
city. Let's meet ton
hrough tears and panic the night he left. Don't ever contact Oero. Don't even think about him. He makes people
upid guess, born of a bitter hunch. He
e a disaster of flirtation and greed. I need those shoes, Daddy. Miss you, Daddy. Send the ba
lingerie, pouty lips, perfect blonde hair. Every single photo was of her roommate, Carleigh Ramsey. Carle
ntless stream of cash flowing into a linked account. Enough money to pay off a
her hand, the buzz vio
You know what happens
the bed like it had burned her. She scrambled backward, her hip hitting the corner
he didn't know this man. But he thought he knew her. He thought he was talking to the gir
against her bare legs. She pulled her knees to her chest, trying to make herself as small as possible
up, he would realize she wasn't the girl in the photos. Either way,
bile that burned her throat. Her skin prickled with a sudden, violent heat, followed imme
sand. The phone sat on the rumpled blanket, the black screen reflecting the
badly she could barely grip the fabric. Her forehead was burning to the touch, but her feet were block
s grew heavy, the adrenaline crash pulling her down into a dark, feverish pit. The last thing she saw before the
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