CHAPTER 17

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JULIAN

My phone buzzed, dread settling in.

Lucy's name flashed on the screen.

"Meet me at McGillicuddy's. 5 pm. Don't be late," her text read.

Panic gripped me.

Lucy's blackmail had been suffocating me.

She'd discovered my secret - Lexi.

And now she was exploiting it.

Back at the old warehouse, Lucy had made a chilling offer:

"End things with Lexi, and I'll keep your secret safe."

But I couldn't.

Lexi had become my everything.

Lucy's demands escalated.

"Meet me, or Sarah finds out," she threatened.

I knew I had to act.

But what?

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