Maelis

I slid the call to accept and pressed it against my ear.

“Is everything okay in New Jersey? It's been over three days since you've been gone despite stating you're going to stay for two days, I hope there's no issue? Or should I come over to New Jersey?” Ronan said on the phone,

I cleared my throat, forcing every tension off my body before replying calmly, “I'm fine, everything's fine, and with the current look of things, I think I'll be back to New York by tomorrow, so you don't need to come.” I said.

“Lady Maelis…” he tried to call, clearly hearing the underlying stress in my...