Chapter Twenty-Two
Bella
When Gracen finally returned my S.O.S. call, I answered on the first ring.
“Hey,” I said, sounding breathless, even though I’d done nothing that should've winded me.
“Hey,” he answered. “Sorry it took me a minute. I just woke up.”
“You did?” Brow furrowing, I shook my head. “I thought you’d be at work by now. Isn’t this one of the Saturdays you go into the office?”
“Decided to sleep in today,” he said, his voice distorted by a background scuffling sound that told me he was using his speakerphone. “So what’s up?”
“I, uh…” Pausing, I took a breath. Since he wasn’t at the office, this might work even more to my advantage. So I just dove in. “I need your help.”
“Kind of figured that, what with the S.O.S. message and all. What do you need me to do this time?”
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