Chapter 251

Isla's POV

The phone rang until the line cut out, leaving nothing but a hollow, automated voice telling me what I already knew.

He wasn't going to answer. I pulled the device away from my ear, staring blankly at the screen as the display dimmed to black. That was the fifteenth time I had called since last night.

Every single call did the exact same thing—rang out to the very last second, a clear s