Evelyn’s POV
The sound of shattering glass was like a bomb going off in my ears. Shards flew everywhere, and I jumped back with a scream. I barely caught a glimpse of someone running past the window.
“What the hell happened?” Asher snapped.
I wiped my face, wincing when my fingers brushed over a sting. s**t—there was a cut on my forehead. It wasn’t deep, but still.
“Nothing, just… someone was cutting steel outside. They got too loud and it scared me.”
The phone had fallen to the floor during the chaos, so he couldn’t see my face or the blood.
“Let me look at you,” he demanded.
“I need to step out for a second, tell them to keep it down. I’ll call you back later, Asher.”
“Evelyn, don’t—”
I hung up before he could finish. The last I needed was him knowing everything went to hell th
