Mr. Kane Got Blacklisted

Stella was taken aback seeing that Marshall Moore was calling her.

Since their last disagreement, she hadn’t been in touch with Marshall. Plus, the timing was odd-well past one in the morning, which didn't fit Marshall's usual habits.

She furrowed her brow but didn't reach for the phone.

Keegan glanced at Stella. "Aren't you going to pick up?"

Stella tossed him the phone. "No."

Keegan nodded approvingly, but still handed the phone back. "Calling at this hour must mean it's urgent. You should take it." Stella remained silent. Keegan wasn't being jealous or passive-aggressive; he genuinely believed it was important.

completely. Their childhood friendship meant a lot to him. While he had

contain her emotions toward

hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.

a stranger. They informed her that Marshall had had too much to drink at the Sapphire Clubhouse and asked her to come pick him up and settle the

for more details, but the caller seemed busy and hung up after

the Sapphire Clubhouse. The server said he had been drinking heavily on behalf of a girl who had accidentally stained another guest's clothes. The guest had deliberately caused trouble for the girl, and Marshall

herself, nor did she ask Keegan to

Vermont didn't bring Marshall back because he had run into Kayla Wilson.

no one would respond. But only Stella and Kayla