C37 Chapter 37

Melia’s pov

The phone slipped from my fingers, clattering against the hard floor as I gasped for breath. My heart pounded, drowning out everything else in the room. I stared down at the device, the screen still glowing with the unfamiliar number.

My body was frozen but I could feel the saleswoman’s eyes on me and it spurred me to move before she decided to raise alarm. “Excuse me