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CHAPTER 315
The next few days felt like a strange kind of silence stretching itself too thin.For Jared, it wasn’t peace—it was interruption without resolution. Every attempt to reach Becky ended the same way: unanswered calls, short replies, or nothing at all. It wasn’t that she had disappeared from his life completely. It was worse. She was present, but deliberately out of reach, like she had drawn a line that couldn’t be crossed no matter how many times he stood in front of it.He stared at his phone more than he admitted, thumb hovering over her name before lowering it again. Each time, the same thought returned—Becky wasn’t ignoring him because she was busy. She was ignoring him because she was deciding how much of him she still wanted in her space.That realization finally pushed him to move.By the time he reached her apartment, the sky had already shifted into a dull evening gray. Jared stood at the door for a second longer than necessary, his expression tight, controlled, as if he was st
CHAPTER 314
Becky’s apartment was unusually quiet that night.Not the kind of quiet that felt peaceful, but the kind that pressed against the walls and lingered in corners—like the air itself was holding its breath. Natalie sat on the edge of the couch where Becky had gently guided her, her posture unchanged from earlier. Shoulders slightly slumped. Hands resting loosely in her lap. Eyes open, but not really seeing anything.Becky stood a few steps away for a moment, studying her.“Okay,” she said softly, forcing a calmness she didn’t fully feel. “We’re here now.”No response.Becky exhaled through her nose and moved toward the kitchen without pushing further. She didn’t expect answers yet. Not from someone who had barely blinked in hours.She opened the fridge, scanning it absently before pulling out what she could manage quickly—simple food, nothing complicated. Her mind kept drifting back to Natalie’s expression from earlier. That blankness. That stillness that didn’t feel like shock so much a
CHAPTER 313
Becky didn’t wait for Jared to agree.The argument had already gone in circles long enough, and Natalie was still standing there in that same unsettling silence, as if the world had simply stopped reaching her. So when Becky gently took Natalie’s hand, there was no resistance—no reaction at all, really—just a limp acceptance that made Becky’s chest tighten more than any words could have.“I’m taking her,” Becky said firmly, glancing back at Jared.Jared’s expression hardened instantly. “No, you’re not.”Becky didn’t stop walking. “Yes, I am.”The bluntness of her response made a few nearby students shift uncomfortably, sensing the fracture widening between them. Jared stepped forward slightly, his jaw tightening as he watched Becky guide Natalie toward the exit.“You’re making a mistake,” he said sharply.Becky paused, still holding Natalie’s hand, but didn’t turn fully back to him. “I’m taking care of my friend.”“She’s not in a condition to be taken anywhere,” Jared replied.Becky f
CHAPTER 312
The house had not fully recovered from the arrest.Even after Damien was taken away, the air still carried the weight of what had just happened—like the walls themselves were trying to process it. Officers had cleared out in an orderly silence, taking Damien with them, leaving behind nothing but scattered guests, shaken faces, and an unsettling emptiness where control used to be.Natalie still stood in the same spot.Unmoving.Becky watched her for a few seconds longer before finally breaking the silence. Her voice came out carefully, as if she was afraid the wrong tone might make everything worse.“We should take her with us,” she said.Jared turned immediately.“No.”The response was instant, firm, and sharp enough to cut through whatever fragile calm remained in the room.Becky blinked, slightly taken aback. “What do you mean no?”Jared didn’t take his eyes off Natalie. His expression had already shifted—less emotional now, more guarded. Calculating in a way that made the atmospher
CHAPTER 311
The sound of distant sirens had already begun to creep into the house long before anyone understood what it meant. At first, it had been faint—almost easy to ignore beneath the weight of Damien’s final words still hanging in the air. But then it grew louder, sharper, more insistent, until even the people standing closest to each other began to glance toward the windows with uneasy confusion.Damien was the only one who didn’t look surprised.He stood with his hands loosely at his sides, expression unreadable, as if he had already accounted for every possible outcome of the night. Jared, still locked in the emotional aftershock of Damien’s last threat, slowly lifted his head at the sound, his brows tightening as the sirens stopped directly outside the property. Ethan’s posture shifted immediately beside him, his eyes narrowing toward the entrance as tension returned to his stance.“What now?” Ethan muttered under his breath, but no one answered him.The front door burst open before any
CHAPTER 310
The silence that followed Jared's admission felt heavier than every argument that had come before it.Nobody spoke.Nobody seemed willing to interrupt whatever was unfolding in front of them.Jared stood motionless, his eyes fixed on Becky.The realization was still settling inside him, and he hated every second of it.For months, he had convinced himself that Becky was safe because he was around.That his influence protected her.That his power shielded the people close to him.Now, standing in Damien's house while watching the fear Becky was trying so desperately to hide, that illusion was falling apart.Because the truth was staring directly at him and Becky wasn't in danger despite him. She was in danger because of him.Damien watched him carefully. The confidence was gone. The certainty was gone.For the first time since they had met, Jared looked genuinely lost. And Damien noticed every bit of it.A faint smile appeared on his face. "Now you're getting it."Jared slowly turned t
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