Chapter 16

I click the message bubble and the conversation opens.

It reads: YOU’RE GETTING TOO CLOSE TO STERLING. STAY AWAY FROM HIM! HE’S DANGEROUS!!

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My hands are visibly shaking. I hear the door open and I turn to see who it is.

It’s Sterling.

“Hey, you okay?” He walks inside the room. He’s studying my face carefully but then his eyes land on my hands.

I’m still clutching the phone in my hands like it’s going to run away.

“What are you doing with my phone?” His voice is calm and collected. It’s like he has nothing to hide. Except for the fact that he may be dangerous!

Who was that and how did they even know that? This is crazy.

But I trust Sterling. I hand his phone to him.

“You left your phone here, and I was going to bring it to you but then it chimed,” I say. I try to speak normally but my voice comes out a bit shaky.

I hope he doesn’t get mad at me for snooping.

“Chimed? What does that mean?” He asks. He’s smili