Chapter 4

Brayden's eyes were glued to Rose's cold, decisive signature on the paper.

For a moment, his mind went totally blank.

He grabbed for his phone, his fingers shaking. He punched in my number without thinking.

"Sorry, the number you dialed is no longer in service. Please check and try again..." The mechanical voice echoed in his ear.

Out of service? How could it be out of service?

He hung up and tried again, still out of service.

He opened WhatsApp and shot me a question mark.

But a red exclamation mark instantly flashed on the screen.

Liliana came over, holding…