Chapter 104: The Box

Calla’s POV

I shut the door behind me and slowly turned to look at Vaughn and the box again. The rose logo was unmistakable: whatever was inside that box was from the store.

Which meant…

“Maybe you didn’t hear me the first time,” Vaughn said, his voice low and commanding, “but I said you should open the box.”

My pulse spiked at the stern tone he used. I walked across the room, grabbed the lid of t