Ready or Not

Vaughn chuckled, his voice bright and cheerful. He was clearly in a great mood.

Hearing him laugh, Sloane's fingers, which had been tightly clenched just now, loosened up without her realizing, and she couldn't help but smile a little herself.

Declan, who'd been up all night, didn't stick around to chat. He just laughed and said, "You guys owe me a drink next time!" Then hung up.

Vaughn put his ph