DAHLIA 

Something was definitely not right with Zac. I dialed my best friend’s number to find out what it was. 

He was trying to force lightness in his voice. To pretend to be happy, his undertones gave him away. And it made me worry. 

I was just rounding up a scene and was allowed a thirty-minute break to myself. 

“Hey girl.” Cass’s cheerful face popped up in my screen. 

I didn’t know how much I have missed her until now, and I told her so.

“I have missed you too, bestie. But we both know it’s for the best.” She flashed a happy grin. “I want to be able to...