Chapter 40

Harper

The name lit up my screen like a warning sign, his words crawling over my skin even though it was just text.

'Don’t forget our deal, beautiful.'

I blinked at the message, rereading it once, twice, as if maybe the words would rearrange themselves into something less unsettling. But no—they sat there, smug and deliberate, in my notifications.

Of course he’d find some way to get under my skin