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Myles sees me standing behind Leo, with Scarlet, who speaks first. “Sorry, we didn’t know you’d be in the middle of a session.”

“It’s alright. We were finishing up,” Leo responds as Myles's eyes go back and forth between us.

“I was planning on walking Myles around the outside of the building. We were going to see if you’d like to join us,” Scarlet asks while I glance over at Myles. I told him to be careful of her, and here he is.

“Uh...” Leo scratches the back of his head. “Sure.”

“Perfect!” Scarlet beams, eyes falling on me briefly before returning to Leo.

The pair remove themselves from the doorway, Leo ushering me out of the office. We walk silently while Myles and Scarlet converse in front of us. When that second door opens, the two head towards the lobby, Leo staying in his spot as I go to leave.

I halt, sensing him still staring at me. When I turn, he has that pleading look on his face.

“No worrying,” I reassure him.

He inhales deeply, then he joins his friend and the bitch. I keep my pace normal, not in a rush to get where I’m going.

By the looks of the cafeteria and common room, when I passed by, she wasn’t in there. I know which room is hers, and that’s where I head. Turning and striding down the halls, I come up on her open door. Humming sounds from inside, a tune that I’m unfamiliar with.

I stand at the door, and she is doing another puzzle at her desk. We talked only an hour ago, but I need to ask her this.

“Has anyone since you arrived given you a hard time?”

Eliza jumps slightly at the sound of my voice. “Jesus, Ronnie! You scared me!”

“Answer the question.”

She wipes a hand over her forehead. “Uh, yeah. There was this one girl who kept picking on me. It died down after a while, but she started up again only recently.”

“Give me a name,” I order. She politely offers the name of the girl.

Without another word, I turn and leave her to the puzzle. I’ll have to wait to make my move until Leo is out of the building and on his way to his family. That way, I technically didn’t lie to him because he won’t know what I’m getting myself into.

CHAPTER 35

Veronica

A couple of days later, Leo was off to visit his family. He found me before leaving and said goodbye, although it wasn’t the type of goodbye I wanted. Would spending some quality alone time before he left have been nice? Yes. He was too busy getting everything situated.

Having one more session with Ruby.

Packing his things, I’m sure.

Filling in the doctor who would see me while he was gone. Which isn’t happening.

Leo had informed me he would only be gone for a few days. Any normal person would assume that means two days, but no. He is gone for a whole week.

Three days with a different doctor who doesn’t give a damn about my well-being or spending a week in solitary. I know it sounds like the first option would be the easiest answer. I could ignore the bitch the entire session, but we all know how I am.

I like to be dramatic, and even though being alone in the dark terrifies me, it’s the better option. Plus, I’ve already made up my mind; once I do that, there is no going back.

Once Leo was free from this place, I tracked down the girl Eliza told me about. I’ve seen her around before. She likes to parade around this palace as if she were the Queen. As if she is hot shit.

Eliza didn’t elaborate on what Sasha had done to her; I could honestly care less about it. She will pay for being a bitch to Eliza.

I’m hunting her down since I’m not sure of her schedule. I head to the common room when I don’t find her eating. How cute. A nurse is leading an arts and crafts class. Multiple nurses since I spot scissors on tables. It is a shame that this class will be cut short.

I stalk in, the nurses eyeing me cautiously until another speaks up. “Veronica, will you be joining us?”