#Chapter 100: Rumor

Logan I didn’t want to see anyone that day. Not Scott. Not Alex. The only one I wanted to see was her, but I knew that it was unlikely. And even if she did seek me out, I suspected it would bring nothing good. So I wallowed in my solitude, trying to find comfort in it. I needed time and space to think things through, after all. I needed to plan how I would work to get Evelyn back. But of course, this reprieve didn’t last for long. Scott wasn’t the type to wait for an invitation. He showed up just before sundown, standing in my doorway with a tight smile that told me whatever he had to say wasn’t going to be good. I sighed, allowing him my full attention. If he truly brought bad news with him, I had no qualms about using him as a conduit for my anger. “I think I know where Emma’s hiding,” he said without preamble. My muscles tensed. The name alone was enough to set me bristling. “If this is another rumor—” “It’s not,” Scott interrupted. “I’ve got a location. A re