(Ava’s POV) I sat there like a lost puppy, the remnants of the Kynara soup cooling in the bowl in front of me. My mind spun in circles, unable to focus on anything but the bombshell that Dominic had dropped before walking out with Logan. Dead? How could everyone in Ravenwood think I was dead? I’d clearly escaped the death attempt, no thanks to my ex-best friend Tessa and my ex-mate Caleb. So why did they think I had killed myself? Minutes stretched into what felt like hours, and I began to grow restless. My leg throbbed with a dull ache, and the tension in my chest only seemed to worsen. Every second that Dominic stayed away, I felt the weight of unanswered questions bearing down on me. I wanted to know why. Why was everyone in Ravenwood led to believe I was dead? Why didn’t anyone come