My phone buzzed, and the name Madam Carie flashed across the screen. Without a second thought, I swiped left, ending the call before it could disrupt the quiet.
I turned back to Nina, watching her face soft in sleep. Peaceful.
But then—
The screen lit up again. Madam Carie.
My jaw tightened, rage coiling hot and sharp in my veins. The relentless buzzing grated against my nerves. My fingers twitched with the urge to hurl the damn phone against the wall, to shatter the device into a mess of glass and circuits just to silence her.
But I didn’t.
Instead, I exhaled slowly, forcing control over the simmering anger. Without hesitation, I powered off the phone and tossed it onto the nightstand.
Whatever she wanted, which was, of course, s*x. Whatever threats she thought she could dangle ove
