(Reese)
I lowered the phone slowly after the call ended. My hands were steadier now than they had been all night. Noah had answered, and I'd heard his voice for myself. That mattered more than anything I could've imagined an hour ago.
I leaned back against the couch and closed my eyes for a moment. The apartment was quiet again. Kane was still outside my door, and I knew he'd stay there until someone from the club came to relieve him. I let out a slow breath and opened my eyes again.
I reached for the television remote, then stopped halfway. I wasn't interested in watching anything. It would've been nothing but noise filling a room that didn't need it. I set the remote back where it had been.
Instead, I picked up the book I'd been trying to read earlier. I'd barely made it through thre
