CHAPTER 147

DECLAN

I was stuck, paralyzed by indecision regarding Kira, so I decided to confide in Hazel about what was happening. Turning my seat to face her portrait on the wall, I stared at it as I listened to the phone ring in my ear.

I waited patiently for her to answer, but she didn’t; the call went straight to voicemail. I kept trying to reach her, dialing her number repeatedly, until I eventually gave