Chapter 4

Before I could answer, my phone on the coffee table started buzzing like crazy.

The caller ID lit up in big, bold letters, Eric.

My heart dropped, my whole body went stiff, my fingers turned cold, and I couldn't even breathe for a second.

Jamie instantly went rigid beside me, sitting stiff as a board, his eyes wide with panic as he instinctively looked at me.

The ringtone echoed stubbornly through the silent living room, each ring felt like a hammer to my nerves, loud and torturous.

"Answer it," Jamie muttered, his voice barely above a whisper, tense and controlled.…