Chapter 131 NOT TODAY

***Hazel***

The quiet doesn’t last.

The bathroom door creaks open just slightly, the sound soft enough that I almost miss it over the faint hum of the faucet still dripping.

My head turns, my heart jumping just a little.

Gideon.

Of course it’s Gideon.

Except… it’s not.

Jocelyn steps inside instead, carefully nudging the door shut behind her like she doesn’t want to disturb something fragile. Her e