Chapter 742

Logan's POV

“Don’t worry, Logan! I’m almost there!” she reassured me, her voice shaking with urgency. 

“Just... just hold on. I’m coming.”

The line went dead, and I lowered the phone, my heart racing, my hands trembling as the weight of what I’d just done hit me.

I had lied to her. Manipulated her. Tricked her into coming back to me.

But I couldn’t bring myself to care. I couldn’t bring myself to feel guilty, not when she was on her way back, not when I was about to see her again, not when I was about to have her in my arms once more.

I jumped off the bed, my body reacted with happiness, my heart racing as I hurried to the bathroom. I had to make this look real. I had to sell the lie.

I wet my hair, letting the droplets fall down my face, making it look like I’d broken out in a cold sweat. I tousled my clothes, making them look rumpled, disheveled. 

I sat on the cold tile floor, leaning against the wall, stre