Chapter 161

Jayden's POV.

After that mess. My day couldn't get any more messed up could it?

The message hit my phone, a black block of text against the white screen, delivered with the cold efficiency of a death sentence.

It wasn't a question or a plea. It was a statement. A promise.

Threatening to kill me if he messes up.

Me. I read the words, and a chill that had nothing to do with the air conditioning tracked down my spine.

The syntax was simple, direct, leaving no room for ...