Chapter 100
“I didn’t think I’d hear from you tonight,” Arden said softly into the receiver.
It was late, and she was just about to get ready for bed when Warlord’s name flashed across her caller ID. Any thoughts of sleep vanished instantly, and she pressed the phone to her ear. The deep exhaustion in his voice immediately made her chest tighten with concern, but he was quick to assure her that he was fine—just entirely worn out.
“It’s been a long-ass couple of days,” Warlord grumbled, letting out a heavy breath as he sank back onto the mattress of his guest bed.
“Any sign of the pup?”
“I had her. She was literally a foot away from me,” he sighed, the frustration evident in his tone. “But that old hag tried to run me over, and I had to dive overboard.”
“Overboard? You were on a boat?
