KAELON'S POV

The moment the ambulance doors shut with Viv inside, I felt the lingering tension easen up a bit.

Her screams had faded, swallowed by the sterile interior of the vehicle and the urgency of the paramedics. I reached into the inner pocket of my coat and retrieved my phone, thumb already scrolling to the number I knew by heart.

It rang once.

"Sir?" a calm voice responded on the other end.

"I want ...