Page 54 of Ashton

“I love you, Odette.”

“Love you too.”

Unknown: Odette. This is starting to get on my nerves. The more you ignore me every day, the more you push me to the extreme. Answer me!

Unknown: I’m afraid I will have to move forward with my plan. I’ll see you soon love.

I can’t keep this up. I haven’t told the guys thatUnknownhas been getting more aggressive with his messages. I don’t want to leave my dorm, fearing that he will do something to me. The guys think I’m going through depression, and if that’s what I have to agree to, I will. They can’t know what is going on.

“Jinx, we need to get going. You can’t miss any more classes.” Ashton stands in the doorway of my bedroom, eating an apple.

“Why? What’s gonna happen?” I raise a questioning eyebrow.

He points his apple at me and grins. “You being the owner has its advantages, but you still need to get that little ass of yours into class.”

“Fine, only because it’ll do me good and not because you want me to go.”

He chuckles. “Whatever you need to tell yourself. Oh, and you have a little visitor.”

A little visitor?

“Edgar came back?”

He shrugs. That fucker. I race out of the room and see Atticus holding a black raven.

“Edgar, you finally came back. Where were you, buddy?” I reach out for him, and he turns his head, looking for a treat. “Hold on.” Go figure the first thing he wants from me is food. Nothing has changed. I missed this little asshole.

“Kraa.”

“Hold yourfuckin’ horses.” I give Atticus the treat and watch Edgar swallow it whole. “Such a pig.”

He flies over to me, landing at my feet. Kneeling in front of him, I pet under his beak. I missed my friend so much, and I wondered what adventures he went on; hopefully, he went someplace lovely. He nuzzles his head into my hand.

“I missed you.”

“Kraa.”

“One more treat, and then you can go.”

“Kraa.” He hops away, flying to the counter. He’s like a dog getting excited over the word treat. Once he eats his last treat, he doesn’t waste any time leaving. I watch him fly away, going wherever he goes. Lucky bastard.

“Baby, we should get going.” Maddox says, holding up my bag.

I know it’s time, but going out there whereUnknownis doesn’t sit well with me. What plan does he have for me? Maybe I should’ve written back to him and told him to leave the school and that I knew who he was.

Maddox digs in my bag, taking my phone out. “Your phone buzzed. It’s probably Spence. Do you want me to read it to you?”

Before I could answer, he checked my phone.

His head whipped around unnaturally fast. “The fuck is this shit, Jinx?”

I went to answer, and Ashton snatched the phone from Maddox.

Ashton’s mouth twitched in a snarl. “Jesus Christ, Jinx.”

“Read it out loud, Ash,” Atticus’s voice turned dark.

I’m praying it’s from Spencer. Please let it be from Spence.

Unknown: I know where your father’s heart is.

TO BE CONTINUED…