Killian’s phone vibrated once on his desk, lighting up with a name he hadn’t expected to see again - Aria Blake.
He stared at the screen for a beat too long, the corners of his lips twitching upward as something sharp and warm fluttered in his chest. He hadn’t realized how tightly anticipation could coil inside him until now. Why the hell was he suddenly nervous about picking up a call?
“Hello?” he answered evenly, trying not to sound too eager.
There was a pause on the other end before Aria’s soft voice filtered through. "I hope I'm not interrupting anything significant."
Desiring a moment of clarity, he got out of his chair and approached the wide windows of his office to look out at the extensive LA cityscape. “Not at all. I wasn’t expecting to hear from you.”
Aria said, her voice
