Sienna

My heart was thundering so hard I swore Jaxon could hear it from the driver’s seat. I stared at the timer still running on my phone screen.

No, no, no.

“Kendra?” I blurted, voice shaky. “Kendra, can you hear me?”

Nothing. Just muffled noise on the other side.

I pulled the phone closer, fumbling with it. That’s when I noticed it…my mic was on mute. My thumb must have hit it earlier.

“Kendra!” I shouted again, unmuting in a rush.

And then her voice blasted through the speaker, sharp and frustrated.

“Sienna! I’ve been shouting! Why’s your phone on mute? I can’t hear you!”

My chest dropped like a...