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“He couldn’t get in here, could he?” I whisper, starting to shake uncontrollably

“No, don’t be ridiculous,” Chase says, trying to cal toward et in here He would have never made it past the doorman”

“You’re right Paul wouldn’t have let him up here And even if he did, he doesn’t have the key, but who else could’ve been here?”

Strokingto find out” Placing his finger underat hiht?”

He’s trying to stay calm, but I can see the stress lines around his eyes I nod estion

“Let ,” I say as I walk intodead in my tracks, my hand moves to cover my mouth as I shriek out My underwear drawer is wide open and my panties and bras are strewn all over the bedroom

“Liv, what hap—?” Chase co into the room, his question cut off when he looks around “What the fuck?” he roars Chase coet you out of here I’ll cos later,” he says, his voice eerily calm

“No, it’s okay Let s, in case whoever it is decides to come back”

“No one will be co back”

“I need to report this, I need to call down to the front desk,” I

“Fine,” he concedes, “we’ll do it on the way out I don’t want you here any longer than you have to be” I pack so with some clothes, and exit the apartment

Once downstairs, and after speaking with theI don’t re up to his apartment All I can think about is so—what other personal, inti me down on the couch, he kneels next to me so we are eye level “Baby, stay here for a minute I need to make a phone call”

“Okay,” I mutter

Pulling his phone from his pocket, he hits a few buttons

“Derek, Chase I have a job for you,” he commands “I need you to do a security check on all the e a deep breath, he runs his fingers through his hair “I don’t care,” he shouts into the phone He listens for a s up