He Didn’t Kidnap Me. Not Exactly novel Chapter 78

Chapter 78

(Daisy’s POV)

This is bad.

DeLuca was coming in here.

This is really bad!

I began texting without properly deciding the content of the text.

“Halt! Wait outside. Pleaseee don’t come in. I’ll meet you there instead!”

I sent it immediately and stared at the screen, willing it to shift from sent to read.

Nothing.

“Honestly, you can never please her,” Tessa said beside me, her voice edged with irritation. “Whether it’s a good day or a bad day, she just finds something to complain about.”

She was talking about Mabel. She has been, and normally, I would have responded. Nodded or said something safe and agreeable. But right now, my world had narrowed down to a five-inch screen and a single unanswered message.

Read it!

He just texted me seconds ago so naturally, he shouldn’t be far from responding!

Just read it!

The status didn’t change. Instead, the bell above the café door chimed, the sound cutting through the space in a way that felt louder

than it should have.

Everyone turned. I did too, and instantly wished I hadn’t.

DeLuca had stepped into the cafe, his presence settling into the space alongside his effortless confidence, and seeing him, my heart dropped so suddenly it felt physical.

No…

Mabel turned then. Of course she did.

And me? What did I do?

I didn’t wait to see it through.

I stepped back once, then again, and then I turned, shifting quickly behind the counter and into the back before anything could’

connect to anything.

I became a ninja as I passed through the kitchen without slowing, pushed through the back door, and didn’t stop until I was

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