Chapter 72

Daphne

“Daphne, are you sure about this?” Daisy asked, following me as I pulled my hoodie from the closet. “You really think going back there is a good idea?”

I nodded—even though the lie tasted bitter in my mouth.

I felt terrible about it, but I didn’t have another choice.

I couldn’t tell them someone was after my life. They would lock me inside the house and worry themselves sick.

“Daphne, I don’t believe your excuse at all,” Daisy said, concern heavy in her voice.

Of course she didn’t believe me. She knew me too well.

I avoided her eyes and continued folding my clothes, hoping she would eventually drop the subject.

“You don’t have to worry. It’s just for two weeks, and I’ll be back,” I assured her.

She wasn’t convinced.

“You told me everything you went through in Bateview. And you’re still going back to those animals who bullied you?”

It was different this time.

I hadn’t told her Zachary was the one wh