Calista
I was at my desk, trying to focus on the pile of paperwork in front of me, but my thoughts kept drifting. Ethan had been on my mind all morning, and no matter how much I tried to push the worry aside, it remained. I had already told Daniella to keep a close eye on him. I resisted the urge to call her for updates like the paranoid parent I had become.
Ethan is safe. You need to trust that. Lyra tried to calm me down.
I sighed, setting the papers down. I had barely put a dent into my work.
Just as I was about to lose myself in work again, the normally very quiet office phone rang. I jumped slightly at the sound, my nerves already stretched thin.
I reached for the office line, whispering under my breath. "Who calls a landline these days?"
I picked it up. “Hello, this is Arya for
