Chapter Seventeen
Caleb
The phone vibrated over on the table by the door where I left it last night—again, again, and again. Ella‘s eyes darkened and fear flashed through them. Her features tensed, and that was all it took to make me furious. Not with her. Rather, over the f*****g asshole who’d been tugging on the strings of her peace of mind like this.
I spun away from the counter, walking swiftly toward the door and snatching the phone. I didn’t even look at the messages. I just turned the phone off. Because I’d be damned if I’d let that asshole reach across space and time and ruin this morning.
Ella was right behind me, reaching for the phone. “What did they say?”
“Ella, it doesn’t matter. I’m sure you can imagine. Leave it alone. Talk to your dad today. He’s got some feelers out o
