Spellbound    

[EVE]

 

"Oh, Eve. Why don't you ask Cole later when he comes back? That is . . . if he comes back to you after tonight."

 

The call ended before I could respond, the empty silence on the line leaving me more shaken than her words. I tried calling back, but it went straight to voicemail. Again and again, the same thing—no answer.

 

"Damn it!" I muttered under my breath, slamming my phone onto the desk. My hands trembled as I leaned against the table, staring blankly at the screen. My mind raced with possibilities, each one worse than the last.

 

Anger surged through me—at Elena, at Cole, at myself for not knowing what was going on. But beneath that anger was something far more unsettling: worry.

 

This wasn't like Cole. He didn't just disappear like this, didn't leave me to stew in silence without an explanation. Something about this felt . . . off.