Chapter 16

Zachary's phone clattered to the floor. He mechanically bent down to pick it up, his fingers trembling uncontrollably as he hung up on Anthony and redialed Yasmine's number. "Hello. The number you have dialed is currently unavailable..." The cold, automated message hit his chest like a sledgehammer. Only then did he fully realize that Yasmine had blocked his phone number, too. "Impossible..." he whispered to himself, pressing his forehead against the cold wall. "How could this happen?" Everything should have been salvageable. He'd finally figured it all out, decided to cut ties with Queenie completely, and be with Yasmine properly. So, why had Yasmine left him so decisively? Yasmine had decided to leave even before he went off with Queenie. And why would she ask for Xavier's contact information? His mind flashed back to the way Yasmine had looked at him that last time—that calm, almost indifferent gaze, as if he were just some irrelevant stranger. Zachary straightened up abruptl