The next day, Ivy Aretha was awakened by the ringing of the phone. When she opened her eyes, Michael Gordon was already gone, and it was not early. Perhaps the excitement of their reunion had made them too passionate and a bit over-the-top.
Upon getting up, Ivy couldn't help but curse someone out in a whisper. When in the moment, she hadn't felt anything, but afterwards she was quite a mess. Her entire body felt as if it had been taken apart.
Just how much noise did they make last night to feel so miserable?
As Ivy pulled open the curtains to let in the broken sunlight and slide open her phone to answer the call, Sienna Harrison's low, sobbing voice struck first: "Darling, are you at home?"
"What's wrong?" Hearing this, Ivy's heart instantly tightened, and a terrible feeling swept over her entire body. "Madeline, did something happen?"
