Chapter 98

"And so you're here. Are you sure you were not followed?!"

The voice was harsh, rough, something about the angry gruff tone made Astra even more annoyed.

"I was not!"

She snapped.

She had never really seen Nic in person. They had never met. They kept in contact through calls. Calls, texts and occasionally social media. He was always so nice and encouraging. He had always told her that if she ever needed his help she could find him in New York. He even gave her the address, she had memorized it, just in case she would ever need it.

She had never expected him to sound so dismissive, or harsh. It was unlike the Nic she was used to.

Astra may be many things, but she wasn't inhospitable. That, she knew. And maybe she was foolish to have expected more from Nic. Of course he had probably thought she would never actually need his help. Maybe that was why he was acting that way.

It was silly and annoying all the same.

She had told him a lot about her, a