Chapter 100: Making Up

KEIRA

"And these are the charts for the last financial predictions made by..."

I sat in my business class, trying to focus on what the professor was saying. Still, my mind kept reverting to the threats my stepbrother had sent me. The last text message, in particular, stood out.

It made me feel vulnerable and scared, but Clint reassured me, and since James was on the case, it offered me a bit of relief. But something else probed my mind. It was Natasha.

We had left the apartment without saying a word to each other, but the pang in my chest was enough proof that we needed to sort things out as soon as possible.

As the professor discussed financial statements and analysis, I felt further away from the present. I could not shake the feeling that someone was watching me, and I felt a wave of anxiety wash over me.

My mind doubled back to the breathing exercises Clint had taught me. As I sat in my chair, I breathed in and out silently. It was the only thing I could do to stop myself from ha