“It’s rather refreshing, isn’t it? Hunter’s absence gives us room to spruce things up around here,” Jess remarked cheerfully, her gaze sweeping over Hunter’s room as she placed her hands on her hips, a sense of contentment evident in her demeanor.
Lena observed silently, struggling to suppress any signs of discontentment at Jess’s evident happiness. She had a pressing matter to discuss with her, and Jess’s current mood wasn’t conducive to serious conversation.
As Lena’s phone began to ring, she seized the opportunity to excuse herself, swiftly leaving the room to answer the call as soon as she spotted the caller ID. “Hey, Allie, what’s up?”
“What’s up? Lena, you didn’t mention that Hunter Chambers was visiting Phoenix Peaks. The entire city is abuzz with his arrival. Aurora, the wicked
