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Beep.

Glancing down, I see Willow had messaged me asking for an update and to make sure I was alive and well.

I was about to reply to her when beep.

Another notification.

That equaled fifteen new messages from Sebastian within the last hour as well.

I wasn’t going to answer, not at all.

I was angry.

Hurt.

All of the things.

The air was on a low him and the truck smelled like him. It was comforting, but also had me on edge.

“So……….” I started.

He finally glanced over.

I rolled my lips inward as I stared into his dark eyes.

They were so much more expressive this close up.

“Raven I-”

“Start at the beginning.”

He nodded.

I took a deep breath.

“Why me?”

He looked down at his hands.

“You came when you were seventeen.”

“I know.”

“I saw you.”

My chest tightened.

“Before the mask, right?”

“Yes.”

I stared at him as he continued.

“You were angry.”

I think back to that night, and yeah I was. It was the first year I had to leave my mom.

“I know.”