Page 294 of No Need to Run

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Looking for shadows that move.

But there’s nothing.

It’s quiet. Empty.

I huff out a breath. “This is what you wanted,” I tell myself.

Space.

Distance.

Time to think.

So why does it feel like something’s missing?

Orsomeone.

I shake my head sharply. “Nope.”

Not going there.

I pace again, faster this time.

“Before I do anything stupid,” I mutter, grabbing my phone, “I need to talk to Sebastian.”

Luna jumps down from the couch, following me like this is now her problem too.

“Stop following me,” I tell her.

She ignores me.

I hit call.

It rings once.

Twice.

Then he answers.

“Hey,” Sebastian answers. “Everything okay?”

“No.”

There’s a pause. “What happened?”

I exhale, leaning against the counter. “She told me everything.”

Another pause. Longer this time.

“Everything?” he asks carefully.

“Everything,” I confirm.

The silence stretches between us.

“I’m leaving the office now,” he says. “I can swing by.”

“You don’t have to?—”

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