Chapter 293

Cecilia's pov I sat across from her. I couldn't see the car behind us, but I already knew who it was. Xavier. He'd been tailing us all morning like some brooding ghost of boyfriends past. "Wait... that woman looks familiar," Zaria said, squinting thoughtfully. Woman? My heart skipped a beat. A strange, cold pressure settled in my chest, like my body sensed something before my mind hadn't processed yet. Curious, I turned to look behind us. Tang mirrored me. We swiveled slowly, almost in sync, like dancers in a horror movie just before the big reveal. What we saw sent a chill racing down my spine. The woman in the next cable car wasn't just some tourist. It was Maggie Locke. And there she was. Smiling, relaxed, acting like this was just a normal weekend trip. As if sensing our stare, Maggie looked up. At first, she looked surprised. Then she smiled like it was funny. She waved with syrupy enthusiasm, as if we were old friends bumping into each other at brunch. She looked harmless, even w