*Olivia*

Waiting to hear from Gio had been hell on my fingernails; I was in the middle of biting off my pinky nail when my phone finally rang, Gio’s name the one that shone on the display. I immediately jumped to answer it as Dahlia waited in anticipation next to me. Her eyes were massive with fear, and I knew my face probably looked the same.

“Hello?” I asked, praying that it would be Giovani talking to me and not someone using his phone to tell me he’d ...