#Chapter 36: A New Deal With The Devil

Aurora POV The phone rings late in the afternoon, slicing through the silence of my bedroom at the safehouse. I stare at the screen for a second longer than necessary, heart stuttering when I see the caller ID flash with a familiar name. Dominic. It’s been days since he’s stopped by the safehouse to check on Gianna and I, usually getting one of his soldiers to do it for him and drop supplies off to us to keep us alive and fed. For the third time since waking up this morning, I wonder what he’s been up to. What he’s been doing that’s been keeping him from coming around to check on us—or rather me—personally. No doubt it has to do with keeping the fractured remnants of his family together, but my questions still remain the same, nonetheless. Even though I shouldn’t, I kind of miss him. I answer on the second ring, trying to keep my voice steady when I speak. “Hello?” “I’m sending a car to pick you up.” No explanation. No apology for the time gap. Just straight to busi