'Called it. I knew Bianca would tell him. What's he going to do? Force me to go? Threaten me? Kick me and Tiffany out because I— What was I thinking? For goodness sake, Sebastian isn't like that! Why is it so easy for me to think about him having a negative reaction to everything even after all he has done for me? My trust is—'

"Hello? Aurora? Are you there?"

"Yes? Yes, I am." I coughed, reaching out to the lamp on my bedside table and switching it on. A small stream of light flooded out of it, illuminating the small area.

"It's night there, isn't it? Are you sleepy?"...