SUCH A GOOD GIRL: An urgently timely gripping mystery with a heartbreaking twist (Eva Rae Thomas Mystery Book 9) by Willow Rose

Author:Willow Rose [Rose, Willow]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: BUOY MEDIA
Published: 2021-06-22T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 45

THEN:

“Who’s ‘W?’”

Natasha looked at Samantha’s display just as she picked the phone up from the table. Their eyes met, and Nat could immediately sense something was off. Samantha had saved his number under W for Wanton. Just in case anyone peeked through her contacts or—like now—he called when she was with someone.

“I…I have to take this,” Sam said as she got up and walked into the living room of Nat’s apartment, phone clutched tightly to her ear, hoping that her friend couldn’t hear her speak.

“H-hello?”

The voice on the other end was cheerful. “Hello, Samantha?”

She slightly trembled when hearing his voice. “Y-yes?”

“It’s the big bad CEO.”

Samantha stood with the phone pressed against her ear, staring at a window in front of her. A bird was pecking at something on the small balcony. She didn’t know what to respond.

“Hi,” she simply said, trying to sound like she wasn’t about to cry. What did he want? Why was he calling her on her cell?

“What are you doing? Are you sitting all alone in your small apartment?”

“N-no.”

“I was thinking about stopping by.”

“But I’m not…I am at a friend’s place across town.”

Silence. She could hear Wanton breathing on the other end. “Really? Because I could come by.”

Samantha narrowed her eyes. Wasn’t he hearing her? Was he expecting her simply to sit and wait for him? Or to throw everything she had in her hands to be ready for him to stop by?

“I’m not…I can’t.”

Another silence.

“Where are you? I can pick you up.”

Samantha heard steps coming up behind her and saw Nat approaching. Her eyes were worried. Sam signaled for her to be quiet as she looked like she was about to speak.

“I can’t do that. I’m sorry.”

“Oh, you’re sorry, are you?” he sounded agitated now. She could hear he was smoking a cigarette and knew exactly how aggressively he was blowing out smoke.

Her eyes met Nat’s. “Yes, I’m…I can’t do this. I’m visiting a friend.”

“Really? I think you should come back now.”

The way he said now made Sam jump. In the beginning, she had been flattered by his attention, the stolen glances, the warm smiles, but now?

It was beginning to take a turn she wasn’t comfortable with.

“Listen, I told you I’m at a friend’s place, and I can’t just…”

Click.

The line went dead.

“Hello?”

Samantha stared at the phone, her cheeks blushing. Nat approached her, her head slightly tilted, a deep furrow growing between her eyebrows.

“Who was that?”

Samantha took in a deep breath to calm herself. Her hand holding the phone was trembling. She pressed back tears and looked at her friend.

“It was no one. Just some work. They wanted me to come in, but…”

Nat placed a hand on her arm. “Are you in some kind of trouble?”

Samantha sniffled, then shook her head. “No. Not at all. I got it under control.”

“Are you sure? Look at me, Sam. You can tell me if you’re in trouble.”

She lifted her gaze and looked into her friend’s eyes, then nodded. “I’m positive. It’s nothing.”

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