Page 38 of My Alpha Stepbrother's Dirty Secret 2

"Liana!"

Panic hit me like a fucking punch to the gut.I turned around, scanning the room again, as if maybe I missed something.Maybe she was hiding.Maybe she was just mad and needed space.I checked the bathroom, the toilet, under the bed, under the cushion...

But no...she was gone.

Her shoes were gone.

Her jacket was gone.

Her fucking toothbrush wasn't even on the sink anymore.

Fuck.

I pulled out my phone, my hands already shaking as I searched her name and tapped her number.It rang once.

Then twice.

Then straight to voicemail.

"Hi, it's Liana.Leave a message or...don't."

I cursed and hung up before the beep even finished.I called again.Same thing.

"Fuck!"

I was pacing now, my brain working too fast for my body to keep up.I could feel my pulse pounding in my throat, as if I was choking on the possibility that she'd actually walked away.

She left me.

She really fucking left me.

No.No, no, no.I couldn't let that happen.Not again.Not when I finally did the right thing.

I called my mother.

She picked up before the first ring finished.

"Killian."

"Mom," I breathed, already feeling something clawing at my chest."Is Liana there with you?"

There was a pause.

a long one.

Then she sighed.

"Yes."

I closed my eyes.My knees nearly buckled from the relief.My hand pressed against the wall like I needed it to stay upright.

"alright.I'm coming over now."

"No, don't come."

I froze."What?"

"She doesn't want to see you."