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Bzzz. Bzzz. Bzzz.
I stabbed the ignore button on my phone. Spending any amount of time in New York had been a bad idea. One I’d been forced into. Because as big as it was, I’d been bound to run into Cal. And even if I hadn’t, there were reminders of him everywhere.
I thought I was stronger. I knew I hadn’t moved on. But I wasn’t waiting it out for him. I simply didn’t want any man.
Bzzz. Bzzz. Bzzz.
A key to honing my strengths was recognizing my weakness. And talking to Cal . . . having anything to do with him was a giant mistake.
Pick up the phone.
I wanted to. I could almost feel the words as if he’d spoken them in that voice of his. It always had a depth, but it was the command. As if it were impossible to argue with him.
I will find you.
Don’t make me come see for myself how you are.
There wasn’t any sexual innuendo or promise. It was straight-up concern. And I didn’t have room in my life for that.
My hand trembled as it hovered over the screen. I stared at it. I should say this in person. Or at the very least over the phone, so he could hear I meant it. I held my breath as I used one thumb to type.
This is done.
Why did I suddenly feel so . . . hollow? No.It’s done.That was the right choice. And yet, I felt so wrong inside. I was supposed to walk away and feel victory. Like I’d finally settled the score.
I waited for the triumph to wash over me. But it never came.
Those blasted three dots blinked. And blinked. And blinked.
Was he going to respond? Or had he left the app open and forgotten about me already? Just like he had all those years ago.
Forget him. You have bigger problems to think about.
But Cal wouldn’t get out of my head. Not the way I felt protected when he held me. Or cared for when he looked at me with one of those soul-deep stares. Or the jolt of excitement every time his name lit my screen.
Somehow my anger and hurt only intensified it all.
Bzzz.
I couldn’t look at the screen. I wasn’t ready for a response, whatever it may be. Because like always, I had no idea what was coming next when it came to Garrett Calhoun.
The phone vibrated again in my hand, a second notification of my unread text message.
My stomach dropped when I read the words.
I’m on my way.
Chapter Sixteen
Cal
What are you doing?
Teague had mentioned in passing a while back that she was staying with Lincoln while she was in town. I wasn’t exactly sure what building it was, though I knew it was somewhere around the park.
It wouldn’t be hard to find the address.
You got no business crossing over into that world.
