Aldo I never thought I’d ever be the one to personally reach out to Dmitri Orlov. But I seriously felt as though I’d reached the bottom of the barrel when it came to possible ideas that could potentially help Layla’s situation. I actually liked the idea of wanting to get out of town for a few days. We all could use a decent break. Even Eli deserved to have some carefree fun for a little while. But I already had a feeling that Layla wouldn’t be interested. My mother was right, Layla was still hurting and I wasn’t the person she wanted to be around at the moment. It stung beyond words to know that I wasn’t that person for her. After my talk with my mom, I returned to the study and pulled out my phone. My heart sank a little in my chest as each ring went by with no answer. Hopefully,

