Tyler thought he had everything: good grades, a loving girlfriend, and a picture-perfect life. But everything shatters when an anonymous text warns him that his girlfriend, Alexis, is cheating. Dismissing it as a prank at first, Tyler’s world is turned upside down when he catches her in the arms of Logan Carter—the arrogant, untouchable captain of the football team.

Heartbroken and humiliated, Tyler finds himself tangled in an unexpected game of cat and mouse with a mysterious texter. But things take a surprising turn when Tyler discovers that Logan was the mysterious texter all along. Fueled by anger, confusion, and a strange attraction he can’t explain, Tyler demands answers—only to receive an unexpected confession and a kiss that changes everything.

I started shaking the moment Declan asked that question.


Just hearing Tyler's name from his mouth made my heart jump into my throat. I could feel sweat gathering at the back of my neck. My palms were wet. I swallowed hard, trying to hold myself together.


"Yes," I finally said, forcing the words out. "Tyler… Tyler is missing. But it's not what you think. He only ran away because of a small misunderstanding—nothing serious."


Declan was already getting angry. I knew that look too well. It was the same look he always had before something terrible happened. He just… went silent. Too silent. And that silence was worse than screaming.


And the problem now? Declan doesn't joke with Tyler. Ever.


Chapter 144 - When Fear Has Name