NyelleThe second the words left my mouth through the burner phone, I heard footsteps approaching outside my room.My entire body froze instantly.Panic slammed violently through my chest as I quickly pulled the phone away from my mouth. The warning the kidnapper gave me earlier immediately echoed inside my head again.“If you ever get caught, you’ll handle it alone.”My heartbeat started racing wildly.No. I couldn’t get exposed now. Not yet. Not when I was only just beginning.I moved quickly, shoving the burner phone back beneath the bed exactly where I usually hid it, but in my panic, I forgot one important thing.The flower wristband. The second I pushed the phone away, the bedroom door suddenly opened.I immediately stood upright too fast, trying to act normal while Vincent stepped inside.For one brief second, he looked awkward standing there. Like he wasn’t fully sure why he came into my room in the first place.“Hey…” he started quietly.Then suddenly his eyes shifted toward
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