Her eyes still closed, she fumbled for her phone, swiping the screen to answer by feel alone.
"Hello?" Her voice was light and cheerful.
The person on the other end seemed to freeze for a moment after hearing her voice, then finally spoke. "Hello. It's me."
The man's voice was deep and husky, sounding exceptionally sexy and pleasant in the dead of night. But Autumn Shelby reacted as if she'd been startled, her eyes flying open. The cheerful light that had just been in them vanished, and her good mood evaporated in an instant.
"You… why are you calling at this hour?" Her tone was flat, her attitude clearly not good.
He was silent for two seconds before speaking again. "I just had a moment, so I thought I'd call. You…"
"That thing I called you about last time, is it all taken care of?" Autumn Shelby ignored whatever he was about to say, cutting him off to ask about what was on her mind.
