Author 's pov
The shrill ring of Daisy’s phone cut through the silence, echoing through the bedroom like a warning siren.
She froze, the screen glowing in her palm, her thumb hovering above the answer button as if a ghost were on the other end.
Alpha Sebastian’s voice sliced through the tension, cold and direct. "Who is it ?"
He didn’t bother softening his tone.
Without waiting, he crossed the room and glanced down at the screen before she could hide it.
The missing butler was calling.
"Give it to me. I’ll answer," Alpha Sebastian said, already reaching for the phone.
"No!"
Daisy jerked back instinctively, clutching the phone to her chest.
She realized, too late, that her defensiveness had only made things worse.
Trying to recover, she took a sharp breath
