#Chapter 279 Apologies

Tessa’s POV I couldn’t get to the phone fast enough. As soon as it was in my hand, I pressed the unmute button and put the phone to my cheek. I wasn’t sure why I was so nervous; my last talk with Ruby before she left for the academy was fine. She felt remorseful for trying to kill me and I didn’t hold it against her. She wasn’t mad at me for keeping this stuff from her, at least I don’t think she was. I knew she was a little hurt over the entire situation, but I couldn’t blame her for that either. I would have been hurt too if roles were reversed. “Ruby?” I finally said after a moment of pause. “Tessa?” She asked on the other end and my heart immediately swelled from her voice. She sounded so normal and unlike the girl who had just woken up after being dead. I wanted to burst into tears from the relief I felt, but I bit my cheek and kept myself calm. The last thing she needed right now was for me to lose my shit while on the phone with her. “Hey,” I said, trying to sound as norma