Scarlett POV
My alarm went off, and I wanted to throw the phone through the wall. I killed it and shoved it under the pillow. Ten seconds later it rang again — Ryan Parker.
I dragged myself upright. "Hello, Mr. Parker."
"Sorry, did I wake you?"
I checked the clock and lied. "I'm fine."
"I saw your message about taking today off. Said it was personal. Everything okay?"
My eyes slid to the other side of the bed, where Jaxen was still asleep, color better than it had been at three a.m. "It's private," I said, keeping my voice down.
"Understood. See you tomorrow."
I hung up and looked at the man who'd kept me up half the night convinced he was dying, sleeping now as if none of it had happened.
Something in me snapped. I reached over and pinched his nose shut.
His eyes flew open and s
