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ing it to my ear

“Hello?”

I hear breathing on the other end of the line, and I’ht voice speaks

“Luca?” I know right aho it is before she even tells me “It’s me, Jules” Another pause, and what fucks with my head is the hitch in her voice “I need your help”

My chair creaks as I sit up straight

“What’s wrong?” I demand

“I-I can’t tell you over the phone” Her deep exhale of breath blows over the speaker “Can you come to Theo’s?”

“Are you okay, Jules?” I growl the question, needing to know the answer before I do anything else

“Y-yes,” she croaks She doesn’t fucking sound okay “But I need to see you Please Right now”

The urgency in her tone hasup from the chair “I’m on my way I’ll be there in five minutes”

“Thank you,” she breaths on a heavy sigh

Blood rushes to h htened?

“I’ in my truck now, Jules Meet me at the front door, okay?”

I receive her acknowledgement, end the call, start my truck, and haul ass the three miles to Theo’s place When I walk up the front steps, the curtain flutters as Jules looks out theAthe door open TheHer eyes are slightly swollen and red fro and her cheeks are pale and even more shallow than they were the other day When she sees me, her body visibly slumps, as if in relief that I’m there

I don’t stop until I’et her feet stepped on by my boots I shove the door closed behind me with more force than I intended, and she jumps when it slams shut