Kate. My body froze. I turned just in time to see the shock on her face. But it wasn’t just shock—it was disappointment. Her eyes darted to my phone, then back to me. And in that split second, I knew she had figured it out. I wasn’t blind.
“Zoey, what the hell are you doing?” she shouted, her voice loud enough to alert James and Andrew inside the office. Panic surged through me. Without thinking, I turned and ran.
“Get her!” I heard James’ furious voice behind me, followed by the sound of footsteps. I sprinted through the factory, weaving between workers and crates, my heart pounding. My legs burned as I pushed forward, but I didn’t stop—not until I reached the hill that overlooked the ocean. There was nowhere else to go.
I turned around, breathing heavily, as James, Kate, and Andrew caught up to me.
“You sick bastard,” I spat at James, my voice shaking. “You tricked me. You—”
“You were never supposed to find out,” he cut me off, his expression unreadable. “But now that you have… we’ll have to fix this.”