a low growl. He'd seen the name on the screen. Jealousy flickered in his

l... it was unprecedented. Curiosity, and a sliver of old, unwanted anx

her fast for another moment, his gaze int

ftly, touching his ch

t. She picked up the phone, a kno

with a greeting. She noticed she had seventeen missed calls from him, all within the last hou

than?" she asked, ke

ite, within thirty minutes," he commanded.

nce, the entitlement.

, his pointed absences, his subtle humiliations in front of his friends. She recalled waiting up for him night after night, only for him to walk past her as if she were invisible. The

brow furrowed. "What d

" Savannah said, a strange premonition

predatory, crossed his face. "Why?" he asked, his voice suddenly devoi

mitted. "He just... commanded." She tried for a re

Ethan never did anything without a reason, usually a self-servi