Kira slipped out of Derek's bedroom, her fingers already flying across the screen of her phone as she typed: I married a monster.
She knew her phone had been tampered with, cloned, hacked, whatever they had done to it during the twenty-four hours Derek had kept it from her. She had sworn to herself she wouldn't contact Jessica or anyone from her study group until she found a safe, unmonitored way to talk to them. But right now, she just needed to talk to her best friend.
Jessica's reply came in under five seconds.
Jessica: Oh, my goddess, Kira!
A string of crying emojis followed.
Jessica: You scared the hell out of me. It's been almost a week since I freaking heard from you! You didn't return any of my calls or texts.
Kira's thumbs hovered. Sorry.
Three dots appeared. Disappeared. Reappeared.
Jessica: Sorry? Is that all you've got to say?
Kira started typing that Jessica wouldn't understand, but another message popped up first.
