Chapter 25 — Jane Goes Home

(Jane's POV — Third person)

Jane didn't like lying to Zara, and she wasn't particularly good at it, but she did it anyway because the alternative felt worse. Standing by the door with her small bag slung over her shoulder, she kept a light, almost casual tone, as if this were nothing out of the ordinary. Zara was on the sofa with her laptop, half-focused on whatever she was working on.

“My dad wants me to come over this weekend,” Jane said, adjusting her purse strap