Desperate Devotion

She glanced at her phone and saw it was Martha calling. Clara answered quickly. "Martha, what is it?"

"Clara, you need to come home, now. Mr. Vance won't stop asking for you," Martha said urgently.

A knot of anxiety tightened in Clara's stomach. "Okay, I'm on my way."

She hung up and sped away.

As soon as she walked through the door, she heard Kaelen on the sofa, repeating her name over and over.