Caro had barely recovered from the tension of Peter's changing behavior when her phone buzzed sharply in her hand. She stepped away from the corridor instinctively, heart already tightening before she even looked at the screen. The message was short, but it froze her in place. "Meet me. Now. Don't make me repeat myself." There was no name attached, but there was no need for one either. She already knew who it was.
Her fingers trembled slightly as she locked the screen and whispered under her breath, "Why now…" She glanced around the hallway, forcing herself to steady her breathing. Every instinct told her to ignore it, to walk away, to pretend she never saw it. But the weight behind those words was not something she could dismiss. Not anymore.
