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He snorted. “It’s never just a game when scouts are watching you like you’re a stock option.”
I didn’t respond.
Because my phone was already buzzing in my bag.
I didn’t need to check it.
I did anyway.
Rowan.
heard you’re leaving town
I stared at it longer than I should’ve.
Then typed:
who told you
Three dots.
i have sources
I exhaled slightly through my nose.
Of course she did.
Then:
you’ll survive three days without staring at me
That hit wrong.
Not because it was true.
Because it wasn’t.
I shouldn’t have answered.
I did anyway.
i don’t stare at you
Immediate reply.
liar
I stopped packing.
Jace noticed.
“Don’t get weird now,” he said.
“I’m not.”
“You are absolutely getting weird.”
I ignored him.
