Owned by my boss
I stared at him, my mind cut off. Nic was standing in front of me, looking like he never aged—looking sexier, more powerful. His shirt was half-buttoned, chest exposed, revealing tattoos I couldn’t remember him having before. He bent down, picking up the phone.
“Mum—” I heard Chris’s voice.
“Who is he?” Chris asked again.
“Let me see,” Ava’s voice chimed in. “He looks just like you.”
My heart dropped. I quickly snatched the phone from him, cutting the call. Nic’s face shifted into something I couldn’t quite read—longing. Like he wanted to see them. Like he wanted to belong in their lives.