Claimed By Another

I didn’t reply. I couldn’t. Because the second I put the phone down, my mind went straight to him. Hayes.

I didn’t reply to his text. My thumbs just hovered, heart racing like I’d run a marathon. But the phone started ringing almost immediately—Wyatt flashing on the screen like a warning light. I bit my lip hard enough to taste blood, then answered before I could chicken out.

“Aria? Baby, what t