Chapter 61

Vera

The first thing I heard at 6 AM this morning, was the ringing of my phone. It's almost never a good thing when you get a call at 6 AM.

I groggily reach for my cell phone which is situated under a heavy, warm arm belonging to Declan.

I see that it's my therapist who is calling, Joanne Kepler, and she should not be calling me this early.

"Hello?" My voice is deep and gravelly from sleep.

"Vera,