Chapter 144

Harper

After what felt like hours of sitting in quiet beside Declan, I finally pulled out my phone. My fingers hovered over the screen for a moment, heart racing. I had to let my roommates know—Lily, Maeve, Piper—they needed to understand why I’d left the dance so suddenly.

Hey… left the dance early. Going to crash at Declan’s tonight. Don’t worry.

I reread the message once, twice, and then hit