Chapter 130
The station announcement rang out, informing passengers that the train was arriving soon. Ashley, unable to sit still any longer, got up and paced back and forth near his seat. Time kept ticking.
But there was still no sign of Koi.
Maybe three hours had been too short.
Regret crept in, gnawing at him. He’d chosen to meet at the station instead of going to get Koi, worried that his father’s people might already be following him. But maybe he should’ve just gone to pick him up. Maybe asking Koi to ride a bike all that way had been too much.
Nothing happened to him... right?
Fighting down the rising panic, Ashley checked his phone. Still no calls.
“Ko...”
A boy around Koi’s height entered his field of vision, and Ashley almost called out—but it wasn’t him. Disappointment settled in as he looked back at his phone again.
There really wasn’t much time left now.
Finally, he couldn’t hold it in any longer and tapped in the number.
The dry tone of the ringing signal filled his ears. Even as he waited, his eyes scanned the station, watching the sparse flow of people.
His brow furrowed tighter and tighter. Another announcement echoed through the station—this time, the train’s actual arrival.