He Didn’t Kidnap Me. Not Exactly novel Chapter 158

Chapter 158

I couldn’t breathe.

“But somewhere along the line I caught myself-

His phone chimed.

The sound cut straight through the moment. For a second he ignored it, but then another notification appeared, forcing his gaze downward. I watched him glance at the screen and then look again, and something changed.

It was small. Subtle. But I saw it. His brows pulled together as the tension slowly returned to his face, colder than before.

He tapped the screen and a video started playing.

I couldn’t see it from where I stood, and confusion crept into my chest as he turned the phone toward me and finished his sentence.

‘But maybe I should’ve never cared in the first place.”

My stomach dropped and I looked down at the screen, but for a second nothing made sense. Then my brain finally caught up.

The video.

Me. Archer. His arms around me…

My eyes widened.

No…

No. No.

My gaze snapped upward. ‘DeLuca-

He was already turning away.

“Wait.”

Nothing.

“It’s not what it looks like. I don’t-

He kept walking.

“Please just listen to me! This is a misunderstanding.”

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