Chapter seventeen

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Sierra’s POV I froze, my heart skipping. It was my dad’s voice. “Dad?” I asked, relief flooding me. “Where have you been? Why didn’t you call sooner? Why are you using this strange number?” There was a pause on the other end, and for a moment, I thought he might hang up. But then his voice returned, softer than usual. “I lost my phone, Sierra. Things got... complicated. I had a hard time getting a new one. Mr. Lawrence has been helping me with that, but it wasn’t easy. I didn’t want you to worry.” I closed my eyes, feeling a knot form in my stomach. Mr. Lawrence. That name seemed to echo in my head, especially with the strange tension hanging around the Lawrence family lately. “You should’ve told me you were leaving,” I said, my voice shaking a little. “I’ve been trying to reach you,

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