Scarlett couldn't quite put her finger on what tipped her off about Claire's strange behavior that day. Was it the unusual paleness of Claire's face when she had entered school with Lucien that morning? Or perhaps when she overheard Brittany in the cafeteria asking Claire what had happened earlier when she'd gone silent on the phone for over two minutes, claiming she could hear a man's voice?
"I swear, something weird happened," Brittany whispered, leaning across the cafeteria table toward Claire. "You just stopped talking, and I could hear this deep voice, but it was really faint."
Ava had quickly nudged Brittany, tilting her head slightly. "Careful," she murmured, "Scarlett's nearby. Probably listening."
Scarlett had felt a slight chill run down her spine, especially when she noticed
