Chapter 145 — The Damage Had Been Done!

I dropped my bag by the couch and checked my phone again. There was still no text from Julian, no calls either, nothing.

I tried to ignore the way my heart squeezed in my chest and called him once more. Voicemail. Again!

That was when fear truly settled in.

I paced the living room, chewing on my thumb, replaying every interaction from the past two days, wondering what I’d missed, what I’d done wrong. He’d never just disappear like this. ...