Beg no more married to his enemy
BZZZ.
The harsh, violent vibration of my phone shattered the heavy tension in the room. It rattled loudly against the wooden side table where I had set my handbag earlier.
I broke eye contact with Carter, my breathing heavy as I reached over, unzipped the bag, and pulled my phone out. The screen flashed with an unlisted, private number.
I pressed the phone to my ear, keeping my voice cold and alert. "Hello?"
"Elena?"
A frantically rushed, trembling voice choked through the speaker. It was Mrs. Miller, my grandmother's old housekeeper. She was sobbing so hard she could barely catch her breath, the gasps echoing sharply through the receiver.