Sienna
My heart was thundering so hard I swore Jaxon could hear it from the driver’s seat. I stared at the timer still running on my phone screen.
No, no, no.
“Kendra?” I blurted, voice shaky. “Kendra, can you hear me?”
Nothing. Just muffled noise on the other side.
I pulled the phone closer, fumbling with it. That’s when I noticed it…my mic was on mute. My thumb must have hit it earlier.
“Kendra!” I shouted again, unmuting in a rush.
And then her voice blasted through the speaker, sharp and frustrated.
“Sienna! I’ve been shouting! Why’s your phone on mute? I can’t hear you!”
My chest dropped like a stone in water. I almost collapsed right there.
“What—what were you saying?” I croaked.
She huffed. “I said I left my backpack in your car! My house key is inside. I’m stuck outside
