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Daniel scratches his head.

“Why Reagan? I thought she was avoiding you?”

“I don’t know. I just have a feeling, you know? That she might know something about that girl.”

“Well, you can always try. How about asking Eric if he can dig up more about her, too? Being friends with a cop should be beneficial at times like this.”

“Yeah, fine, I’ll text Eric and–”

My phone vibrates again. I sigh. Daniel walks over and grabs it. I thought he was going to block Nathaniel or something, but to my surprise, he answers!

“Hello, this is Daniel Lewis, her best and oldest friend. First, Elena is not available at the moment, and she won’t be for a while. Second, Levi is my older brother and no, there is nothing Elena has done with my brother that she should apologize for. Third, if you’re cheating on my babe with another bitch, you’re an ass and you don’t deserve her. Fourth, she’s dealing with enough as it is with her jackass ex, so don’t be a pushy jerk and deal with your own shit before coming back to her. I’m done, so don’t call back. Bye and have a nice day.”

He hangs up and hands me the phone with a satisfied look.

“Here you go, babe. Done.”

I’m speechless.

Chapter 17

“Miss Whitewood? Any thoughts on this?”

I raise my head. Crap, what was he saying? I completely dozed off… I check the screen behind the Economics professor, but I’m clueless.

“Sorry sir, I–”

“You may want to nap outside of my class, Miss Whitewood. Thanks.”

Damn. Everyone is staring at me while I gather my things. In this class of all classes, I had to feel sleepy! My marks are not going to be good for this semester if I can’t stay focused. What’s wrong with me? I can’t sleep at night so I end up dozing in class. Great. I text Danny to let him know I’m going back to our place, but he’s buried in his work this week. I’ll let him have the car, I guess I can walk home.

I take out my earbuds and head back to our territory, a bit unsure. I feel bad about missing my class, but I don’t feel good about anything these days, not since my argument with Nate. Danny did end up blocking him. I still don’t know if I’m thankful or resentful for that, but he’s got at least one thing right: I need a break from all the drama.

Suddenly, a car honks at me. I’m about to give him a finger when I realize it’s my cousin.

“Moon Goddess, Iris, you scared me!”

“Sorry, but you really shouldn’t keep both your earbuds in! Are you going home?”

“Yeah, after getting ejected from my class.”

She frowns, looking sorry.

“Oh, well, get in, I’ll give you a ride, I’m going back too.”

I nod and get into her little car. Unlike Danny’s, hers is brand new, and perfectly clean, even with a white interior. I put my bag down and Iris drives off as soon as my belt is on.

“What about you?” I ask.

“Cancelled, my biology teacher got sick. Not that I’m going to complain though, she’s terrible.”

“If you say she’s terrible, she must be really bad.”

Iris chuckles. My cousin is a straight-A student, the perfect little girl since she was born. Nothing out of place and never took one step out of line. Except…

“Iris?”

“Hm?”

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