Chapter 538

  If you still care? Please, please. Help me.

  He takes my phone, swiping at my screen, eyes flicking to the first screen and grins.

  “Oooh, you had a little lovers tiff, seems like he’s been trying to get hold of you for a little while. How many calls does a guy need to make before he gets the hint?” He turns the phone to the man beside me, to show him the list of missed calls and texts, Arrick’s face in the background. Both laugh and then he sneers as he turns it back to hit call, putting it to his ear a moment to listen to it ring before he pulls it away. He holds it out to me, the hand around my throat loosens, but doesn’t move away and I keep my eyes trained on the shades, motionless as they point at my face.