She got to her

feet in a rage, making her chair screech against the floor. She stormed over to

the sofa and plopped down on it before looking at her phone. Instantly, her

anger disappeared—Darius was the one calling her. Her breathing sped up, but

she calmed down in a few seconds.

She knew he had

to be calling because something had happened. There was no other reason for him

to call her. She exhaled, feeling disappointed. Still, she answered the phone

and said sweetly, “Mr. Reid, this is Erin.”

Darius asked, “Is

Zack still working on something at the company?”

Erin didn’t know

what had happened, but she had an ominous feeling. “No, he left for Almiron

City two days ago.” Suddenly, she realized what was wrong. She shot to her feet

and cried, “I think I know what’s happened, but I need some time to think

things over. I’ll need to hang up.”

Instead of

receiving a reply from Darius, all she got was the sound of the dial tone.

She lowered her

arm to her side, keeping a tight grip on her