Natalie’s POV

"Hello!" I said into the phone.

"Hey! Where have you been? I've been looking for you everywhere!" chimed Daniel's voice.

I smiled. He recognized me just from my voice since I had lost my previous phone number.

I felt little embarrassed. He might have seen those videos. I swallowed hard and tried to steady my voice as I said, “I... I lost my phone and... and,” but I kept stammering instead.

He interrupted, “I was worried about you to death. And that bastard Rafael disappeared too!”

I felt warmth from the genuine concern in his voice. Sometimes I felt Daniel was more than just a neighbor from abroad;...