Chapter 16

Din's arms were wrapped around Beth when his phone began to ring. He was awakened by the phone call. He cocked his head to the side, his eyes wide open. And he thought who might have called him at that hour. He didn't have a client appointment, and he wasn't expecting his sister to call him at that hour. It's most likely an emergency.

Before picking up his phone from the nightstand, he gently adjusted Beth's head off his arm and placed it on the pillow.

Beth whimpered quietly as she tossed and turned, eventually turning to the opposite side.

Din regarded the lighted number on his screen. He was aware of it, but why had she called him at 11:30 p.m.?

"Miss Walker?" Over the phone, his drowsy voice spoke.

Before exiting the room to answer the phone, he got out of bed and looked at Beth. When he arrived home that night, he'd never mentioned the chat, and Beth didn't bother to ask him about it either. He was relieved that she didn't mention Jessie's name.

They'd cuddled as he'd promised, a