“Cecilia!”
His voice exploded through the speaker, equal parts anger and relief.
“Thank goodness you finally answered! Where the hell have you been? Do you have any idea how worried I was? I’ve been calling you for hours! No one knows where you went. All anyone could tell me was that you left with your aide, and that was it!”
He barely paused to breathe.
“What were you thinking? Why would you leave without your security detail? Where are you right now?”
Cecilia slowly closed her eyes and drew in a quiet breath.
“…It’s our daughter.”
Silence.
The three words stopped Tobias cold.
For several moments, the only sound Cecilia could hear through the phone was his heavy, uneven breathing. When Tobias finally found his voice again, it was noticeably calmer, though the frustration still li
