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“Right.” The word barely makes it past the knot tightening in my throat. “Thanks.” I step back from the doorway, managing a polite smile that feels anything but genuine before turning away.

Every step down the path feels heavier than the last.

This house holds almost every memory I have of us.

Our first nights together.

The laughter.

The arguments.

The makeup sex.

The plans we had made for a future that suddenly feels further away than ever.

And now she’s gone.

I stop at the front gate and drag a hand through my hair, fighting the sinking feeling in my chest.

Goddammit! She could be anywhere.

But one person might know where she’s gone.

Kenzi.

Chapter Forty-Four

Caleb

When I arrive, I climb out of the cab and hurry up Kenzi’s path, pounding on the front door. I don’t call out. If Indi is here and she hears my voice, she’ll run before I get the chance to explain anything.

I knock again.

“All right, all right, I’m coming. Sheesh,” Kenzi calls from inside.

The door swings open, and her eyes widen.

Before she can say a word, I push past her. “Where is she?” I call, already moving through the house. “Indi?”

Behind me, the front door closes with a sharp click.

“Well, come on in, why don’t you?” Kenzi says dryly.

I ignore the sarcasm and search every room I can find, throwing open doors and checking each one before moving to the next.

Nothing.

“Caleb,” she calls. “She’s not here.”

I stop and turn back toward the living room, where she is standing with her arms folded.

“Then where is she?”

“She moved into a place with another nurse from work. She didn’t want to stay here because she knew this would be the first place you would look.”

Her words hit harder than I expected them to.

She had planned for me.