C119 get ready by ten in the morning

He picked up almost immediately, as if he had been waiting for her call.

"Leave, Rowan," Amara said, her voice low but edged with frustration. "Stop following me."

There was a pause on the other end, just long enough to make her think he might argue, but instead, Rowan’s voice came through, calm and measured. "I was just making sure you got home safely."

For a brief moment