The apartment eventually quieted. Lily had locked herself in her room, still laughing on the other side of the door, and Michael returned to his.
He had contemplated showing her why he was called phantom but gave up the thought later with a smile
Moments later, he was sprawled on his bed, phone balanced loosely in his hand.
Michael finally opened the app again.
Followers: 3.8M
Michael exhaled slowly. It was still insane—but compared to earlier, it was slow.
A 400,000 increase from his last check, but the rate had obviously slowed.
Oddly enough, that made him feel… relieved.
He set the phone down on his chest, staring at the ceiling. In the end, this frenzy would pass. Once people realized there was no reason to keep following him, they'd lose interest.
At least that was what Michael thought.
He had no idea just how much Aurora was about to change.
