Chapter 25
~ Nathaniel ~
"You sure," I said casually, too casually, "you don't know who the guy is?"
I watched Hailey's face carefully as the question landed. Nothing. Not even a flicker of recognition. Just that same calm, slightly defiant expression she'd been wearing since she started her little confession.
"No idea," she replied smoothly. "That's what made it exciting."
Perfect.
She genuinely didn't know.
I leaned back, letting a slow smile spread across my face. This was better than I'd hoped. This was f*****g gold.
See, the thing was — I knew exactly who the masked man was.
I'd seen it happen. I watched the whole thing unfold like some twisted rom-com that nobody asked for.
Last night at Obscura, I spotted Hailey at the bar pretty quickly after those girls pulled
