LILA'S POV
Lila stared at it.
The ringtone felt deafeningly loud in the small room.
Her fingers trembled slightly as she swiped the green icon.
She answered cautiously.
Pressing the phone tightly against her ear.
"Hello?"
A calm, deep, unmistakably rich male voice replied.
"Hello, Lila."
Her stomach dropped.
Instantly.
It was him.
There was no mistaking that timbre.
She'd heard the voice in countless interviews before.
In critically acclaimed movies.
At prestigious award shows.
Everywhere.
"This is Damian Hayes."
Lila immediately sat straighter, pulling her knees to her chest.
"Mr. Hayes."
A soft, rumbling laugh came through the phone.
"Damian is fine."
"No."
The refusal jumped out of her mouth before she could filter it.
Another laugh.
A genuine, warm one this tim
