THE CLICK OF EACH PASSING second resonated in my head. I’d tried to allow the noises of nature to provide a calming therapy, but gone was my sleepiness and my state of peace. The only sound my mind tuned into seemed to grow louder, consuming my thoughts like a ticking time bomb.
Except, the only exploding would come from me, if I didn’t hear from Sean.
Over an hour had passed since his last call.
My fingers traced the outline of my mobile in my pocket. What the hell could Marianne need Josh for, for so long? Even if the job required physical strength, there were four of them.
I dived up from the willow seat, stormed into the living room, and strode past Ethan to Nathan. “What’s taking them so long?”
“They’ll have been there less than an hour.”
“Half of that is too long.” Irritated by
