We went back down to the lobby, and right before we entered the restaurant, I looked at my phone and frowned. Ava hadn’t answered my message about needing to reschedule. I told Rose that I’d meet her in the restaurant in a second and called Ava to make sure that she was alright.


    “Hey, Olivia,” Ava said when she answered the phone.


    “Hi, is everything alright?” I asked.


    “Yeah! I was actually just going to call you,” she said with excitement in her voice. “I got a call from my good friend who’s awyer–Lucy. She told me that she found sufficient evidence that could actually bring down Chole for good this time.”


    “Really?” I asked, shock seeping through my voice.


    “Yes! I can’t say more right now, I have to go,” Ava said hurriedly. “I’ll


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    Then, the line abruptly went dead.


    My stomach churned, and a bead of sweat rolled down my temple. That was so strange. I had a bad feeling about this sudden news and Ava’s abrupt ending of our conversation. Especially since Ethan had threatened me today.


    I needed to find Ava. I had to talk to her face to face. Since I could track her location using my phone, I found out that she was at Espen Mall on the other side of town.


    I stood staring down at my phone for so long that Rose came back out


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    of the restaurant to make sure I was okay.


    “I’m sorry, I can’t have dinner with you,” I said. “There’s something I have to do.”


    Rose saw the determination in my eyes. “Let me go with you,” she said.


    I opened my mouth to protest but remembered that there were safety in numbers. Which reminded me.


    “Let me message Alexander to see if I can use his bodyguard, Richie, just in case,” I told Rose.


    Only thirty seconds after I sent the message, Alexander called me.


    “I can protect you better than Richie can,” Alexander said. “I’ll meet you in the hotel lobby in five minutes.”


    Without waiting for me to reply, he hung up. But his response had made me smile despite how nervous I felt.


    Seven minutester, Alexander held the back door open for me as Richard held the passenger door and helped Rose get into the car.


    “Step on it,” I told Alexander’s new driver.


    “You got it,” he said and began to drive through the dark night.


    “Where are we going?” Alexander asked.


    Rose turned around in her seat and gave me a quizzical look.


    “To find Ava,” I answered, not wanting to go into any more detail in front of Rose. “I need to talk to her, and I was able to find where she was using my phone.”


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    “How?” he asked and tilted his head to the side.


    “About a month ago, Ava and I turned on the location for each other’s phones for emergencies,” I answered.


    Alexander’s eyes narrowed. “Why haven’t you turned on your location for me? Shouldn’t I know where you are?” he asked, and a smile pulled on the corners of his mouth. “Aren’t I important enough to know where you are?”


    But I could see a serious look behind the joking mask he tried to cover it behind.


    I rolled my eyes. When did Alexander get so careful?


    He gave me a searching look and raised his eyebrows. It seemed like he was waiting for me to respond.


    I sighed and held my hand up for his phone. “You’re right,” I said. “It would be a good idea for you to have my location…for emergencies.”


    “Right, I’ll only use it for emergencies only,” he said and winked.


    A smug smile crossed his face as he handed me his cell phone to install the tracking app.


    When our fingers grazed, I drew in a sharp breath, and Alexander’s eyes darkened with desire.


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    Quickly, I connected my phone to Alexander’s app and did the same with his. When I gave him his phone back, he was still wearing that smug smile on his face.


    “I’m d that I have tangible proof that I am important to you,”


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    Alexander said as he slid his phone back into his pocket.


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    I noticed that Richard and Rose exchanged a loaded look from upfront. It wasn’t fair that they were already bonding. They only just met.


    Alexander leaned back in his seat and loosened his ck tie slightly. With his dark ruffled hair, loose tie, and slightly wrinkled shirt, he looked…sexy.


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