Her heart skipped.
Slowly, almost cautiously, she pulled her phone out of her bag.
And froze completely.
Caleb.
His name stared back at her from the screen, bright and undeniable, sending a sudden rush of heat and tension through her entire body.
For a second, she could not move.
Could not breathe.
Why now?
After all that silence… why now?
Her fingers tightened slightly around the phone as a thousand thoughts raced through her mind, none of them clear, none of them steady.
Then, with a long, controlled breath, she answered.
“…Hello?”
Her voice was softer than she intended.
Careful.
Guarded.
But the moment the voice on the other side responded—
She went still.
“Where are you?”
Caleb’s tone was low, controlled, but there was something beneath it, something sharp and unyield
