Chapter 193
~ Hailey ~
I was about to press call, when I suddenly heard grunting outside my door.
Not the sound of someone successfully breaking in. But the sound of a struggle. Of bodies colliding. Of someone fighting.
Then I heard running footsteps. Fast. Retreating. Someone fleeing down the stairwell.
I was so scared. Frozen in my bedroom, phone clutched in my shaking hands, not understanding what was happening.
Then I heard a voice. "Hailey? Are you okay?"
That voice was familiar. Navine.
I rushed to my bedroom door, then to my front door, opening it slowly with trembling hands.
Navine was right there. Standing in my hallway, breathing hard from exertion.
His lips were bruised. Slightly swollen. A small cut at the corner of his mouth that was bleeding just a little.
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