He actually picked.
Sir Ezra actually picked up the call.
Selena's mind nearly fell into chaos, but her face remained calm.
She sat on her bed with the same graceful posture she usually maintained in front of others.
Her emerald hair rested against her shoulders, and her lips held a faint smile.
Anyone who saw her would have thought she had made the call without a second thought.
Inside, however, she was panicking.
What am I supposed to say now?
Selena had spent time thinking about whether she should call Ezra, yet she had somehow failed to prepare herself for what she would say if he actually answered.
Now that his face was on the screen, all the words she had considered earlier seemed to have abandoned her.
Across the room…
Susannah Galehart narrowed her eyes on her younger sister.
She sat with her hands resting calmly on her lap and one leg crossed over the other.
