Lauren's pov,
The call was from Vivian. The moment I saw the call icon, I slowly let out a brief sigh of relief.
The silence that lingered in the air after Ezekiel left the room stayed with me longer than I had expected.
I stood there with my phone pressed to my ear, I was barely listening to the word vVivian was trying to say. My heart was still racing and now my palms felt slightly damp, my thoughts began to tangle in a way that annoyed me, like nothing good had happened, instead, I kept telling myself that nothing happened, but the way my body had reacted betrayed me.
I could swear that if Vivian’s call didn't go through, it would have become another story entirely.
‘Get yourself together, Lauren.’ I muttered.
I finally found my ring minutes later beside the lamp, and I slipped i
