Chapter 430
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From Best Friend To Fiancé
Chapter 430
When he called, I’d grab Elizabeth and we’d head back to the manor. My things were already packed. Bags loaded. My car was ready.
Roman had a deadline. A timeline he couldn’t afford to derail. Savannah’s next appointment was at hand. So everything had to move smoothly. It just had to.
Except he hadn’t called back.
After he’d hung up to contact emergency services, his phone had gone dead. Completely off. And that wasn’t like him.
Roman didn’t turn his phone off. Ever. Not for sleep. Not for breaks. Not for anything. And now it was almost afternoon.
No call. No message. Nothing.
A bad feeling had settled deep in my gut, heavy and insistent. I pushed off the doorway and walked toward the couch, clearing my throat
as I stopped in front of her.
“Elizabeth p>
She looked up slowly, spoon paused halfway to her mouth. Calm. Very unbothered.
“Yes?” she said, setting the bowl down beside her. “Can I help you with something p>
The words hit me harder than I expected.
Can I help you with something? Like I was a stranger. Like yesterday hadn’t happened. Like we hadn’t done something intimate enough to
leave me raw.
My brows lifted before I could stop myself. “Is that all you have to say to me p>
The moment the words left my mouth, I nearly cringed. I sounded… off. Too affected. Too bothered.
She blinked once. Twice. Then reached up and removed her glasses, setting them carefully on the table. “Reese, ” she said evenly. “Do you have something to say? My cereal’s getting kinda soggy p>
I stared at her. The composure. The control. The complete absence of guilt, shyness or hesitation. Something twisted in my chest right
there and then.
“Is this a joke?” I asked.
She sighed softly and put her glasses back on. “Look. I know you’re probably upset about yesterday p>
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khus i shoubi tohi pol matiss,” she continued. “And I’m sorry that I didn’t, I really wan? Bw pwed a bete *presion sincer bund distant. “I didn’t mean to deceive it, I just really needed a hely to the that now h
Needed my help. Get that mut of the way.
The words landed like a slap.
She went on, oblivious to the fact that she’d just cracked something open inside me,
“But truly, Reese, from the bottom of my heart–thank you for your help. You were the only one who ticked all my bones. And you diders disappoint.” She clasped her hands together, offering a polite, tight smile. “A job well done?
I felt like I’d been punched. “You cannot be serious,” I said slowly,
She tilted her head. “Excuse me p>
“You’re talking about this like it was a fucking transaction,” I snapped, “Like 1 was a service you hired. Do you have any idea how insane
that sounds p>
Her brows knitted together, confusion flickering across her face, “Reese, I am a practical person. Not an emotional person p>
“ You deceived me, Elizabeth,” I continued, the words spilling out before I could stop them, “You told me you p>
Her phone rang. The sound cut through the room loudly, stopping me halfway,
She shot me a look before reaching for it. She dragged the icon across the screen and lifted the phone to her ear. “Hello?” she said. Then
her voice softened, “Sav p>
My entire body went rigid. And I didn’t even know why,
Savannah.
“I’ve been waiting to hear from you since yesterday,” Elizabeth said quickly, “I was starting to worry- ”
She stopped.
Her posture changed instantly. The ease drained from her shoulders. Her brows drew together as she listened, eyes unfocused.
“What?” she whispered. Then she stood abruptly, her left hand flying to cover her mouth.
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My heart slammed against my ribs. I knew instantly that something was wrong.
“No,” she breathed. “No, that’s not- Her knees seemed to buckle slightly. And then she said the words that turned my blood cold.
“What do you mean Roman got shot and is in a coma p>
The room tilted. The sound of the television faded into nothing but static.
Coma.
Shot.
Roman
I moved without thinking, catching her elbow as she swayed. Her face was pale, eyes wide with shock.
“What hospital? ” she demanded into the phone. “Is Alyssa okay? The baby p>
She listened again, nodding numbly. “Okay. Okay. I’ll tell him. I’m coming. I’ll be there. Reese will take me p>
She ended the call and looked at me, terror and disbelief colliding in her eyes.
“He was shot,” she said. “Savannah said he collapsed right after. They barely stabilized him. She says they’re at Blackwood Manor. And you
need to come quickly.” She continues. “And she says you know what this means p>
My chest tightened painfully.
The rules. The anger. The resentment. None of it mattered anymore.
Roman was down. My brother was in a coma. And everything–everything–had just changed.
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R Visitor
grt story I’m on the 3dhe of my seat. plz let Roman wake. happy Reese isn’t a dbl agent
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