A Safe Haven

The call barely rang before it was cut off.

Donovan tried again, and the result was exactly the same.

He was preparing to call a third time when a text finally appeared.

Daphne: [Hey, I'm in a meeting right now. Let me finish up and I'll call you, ok?]

Donovan stared at the message, his brows drawing together.

'Really?' he thought. ''She was just talking to Valerie. Now she was suddenly "in a meet