The phone buzzed again, and this time I didn’t hesitate. 

I know I shouldn’t have answered, but I did. 

“Finally,” Adrian said, his voice low and laced with a dangerous familiarity. “I was about to send a search party.” 

My heart thudded. His voice has always made me weak in the knees, and it still does. 

“I’ve been distracted,” I said softly. 

There was a pause, and then. 

“Mmm. If it’s not me doing the distracting, I’m offended,” he murmured. “Where are ...