Reading the Silence

Chapter 254: Reading Him

SIENNA

I knew something was wrong before he said a single word that proved it.

It was Thursday, our usual call day, and I'd been looking forward to it all day, the way I always did. I cleared space in my head for it, putting everything else down so I could give him the whole of my attention. He picked up on the first ring, which was normal. He said hi, which was normal.

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