Chapter 46

Alan's POV

“Hello?” Her voice sounded rushed, somewhat like a tired sigh.

Worried she was busy, I asked, “You busy?”

“No.” Came her quick reply. I couldn’t miss the eagerness in her voice. “No, no, not at all. Why would I be? I’m home. We just took a break, we’re not busy. I mean, Emilia and Mark are, but I’m not. I’m not busy.”

“Right.,” I mumbled, silently wondering why she was acting so tensed. “Well,” I swallowed. “I didn’t like how we left things off earlier. How I left things off. I’m sorry for hanging up on you like that, it was not my intention to act like a dick. I’m really sorry.”

I could hear her unsteady breath sounds from the other end, which motivated me further to add, “When you called, I was already worried about Sasha. I was suspecting Douglas. And when I heard that Marla met you, I was just... I panicked, you know. I was worried.”

“I know,” She said in a low whisper. “I understand why you reacted that way. I’m not angry with you. I just, as I said, I didn’t know how