No Longer Temporary

~BECKETT~

Daphne's voice sharpened the second she registered my tone.

"Why do you sound upset?" she asked. "If I did do it, why would that bother you? Why can't you answer my question?"

I closed my eyes and pressed my forehead briefly against the wall outside the guest room. "Just answer me, Daphne."

She kept trying to change the topic but I needed to know.

"Fine." I heard shifting on her end, lik