Unexpected Summons

VANESSA'S POV

“Wait,” I said, blinking a few times, unsure if I’d heard her correctly. “Did I hear you right, or have I just been standing in the sun for too long?”

Lydia chuckled softly, crossing one leg over the other. “You heard me right. I just got off the phone with him, as you know, and he wants to speak with you. It’s important.”

Her tone was calm, confident as if this was a perfectly norma