Chapter 28

Declan

Eventually, I swiped the screen and lifted the phone to my ear. My throat felt tight, the word catching on the way out.

“H-hello?”

I cursed myself instantly for the stammer, for letting him hear weakness in my voice.

“Took you long enough,” came the reply—low, smooth, and cutting as ever. Dane.

The sound of his voice dropped into my stomach like ice water. I sat frozen, waiting for him to c