Chapter Thirty-Two: Ella

Ella

The hotel hallways were deserted as she walked back to her room. Her phone had a message from Jace. He'd sent it an hour ago and it wasn't anything crazy, just a hello with a smiling icon. Still, it made her pulse race. He followed it up with a message about breakfast before his flight left.

Her fingers paused over the keypad, trying to find the best words to say what she felt. She bit her lip, waiting for inspiration to strike. She wanted to type more than just “yes!” because that felt too simple. She wanted to make his heart race as much as hers did.

“What do you think you're doing?”

Delores stepped out of her office and directly into Ella's path. She nearly dropped the phone in surprise.

“Going to bed.” Ella turned off the screen without responding back to Jace. The last thing she wanted was for Delores to see her texting the man who'd scorned her's son.

“It's no longer your day off.”

Ella sighed. One encounter with Delores today was more than enough. “I don't want to do this