Chapter 7

The night was thick as I hopped into a cab and rattled off the address of an old apartment building way out on the edge of town.

It was a tiny place I'd secretly bought years ago—my escape route, and not even Jack knew it existed. Never thought I'd actually need it.

As the taxi rolled away, the lights of that fancy building faded into the distance in the rearview mirror.

"Jack, let the games begin. Let's see how long you two can keep playing the 'perfect couple,'" I murmured to myself.

Nothing happened for the next few days. It…