Yeah. [ four times, but he doesn't say that. it sounds crazy — excessive even, but given the circumstances, alec doesn't care. ]

I just saw her the other day. She couldn't have gone far, right?

[ unless she met with sebastian thanks to that plan she cooked up with that guy she was talking about, anders. the only other noise on his end is the gritty sound of boots on dirt. but he's skirting the line of a meltdown now, worry eating its way into his tone. ]

She said she'd call before she did anything with Sebastian. She didn't call, so there's no way she was with him.

[ ramble ramble ramble. ]