Chapter 27: A threat that needs to be stopped

Audrey's POV Sitting in front of my dressing mirror, I picked up my phone and dialed Nolan's number. I had been trying to reach him for the past couple of days, but his number was not going through. I went to his house to check up on him, but he wasn't there. I placed my phone down and began to apply makeup on my face. I paused when a thought suddenly crossed my mind. "He's not refusing to pick up my calls on purpose, right?" I mumbled. "No, he won't do that. He must have not seen my calls. I will try again," I shook my head, dropping the lipstick in my hands and picking up my phone again. He picked up after the third ring. "Hello," he said. I scoffed. "Hello? Is that all you can say after ignoring my calls for days?" "I wasn't ignoring your calls. I was just too busy to answer them," he replied. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. How busy could he be that he wouldn't be able to answer a simple phone call? This has never happened before. "You were so busy that you could not answer