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I didn’t need to.
Because I already knew what it was.
Rowan again.
And I was already thinking about replying before I even opened it.
That was new.
That was the part I didn’t like.
I finally picked it up.
Opened the message.
you’re staring at people again, reed
it’s becoming a habit
I stared at it for a while.
Then typed:
stop watching me
Three dots.
Longer pause this time.
Then:
make me
I froze slightly.
Just for a second.
Then locked the phone.
Put it face down.
Stared at it anyway.
Because now it wasn’t just distraction anymore.
It was interaction.
And worse—
it felt like she knew exactly what she was doing.
Fifteen
CHAPTER FIFTEEN
ROWAN
I didn’t mean to show up.
