Alina picked up the call with a frown already forming on her face. The moment she pressed the phone to her ear, Danill's voice exploded through the speaker. He was talking so fast that the words crashed into each other, excitement and disbelief blending together until they became almost impossible to understand.
"Whoa, whoa, calm down!" Alina pulled the phone slightly away from her ear. "Danill, slow down. I can't hear a word you're saying!"
Tatiana sat curled up on the couch beside her, one leg tucked beneath her body while the romance movie continued to play on the television. The glow from the screen danced across her pale face as the actors exchanged words.
Normally, Tatiana could have used her enhanced hearing to listen in on every word Danill was saying.
She didn't.
She respected boundaries, especially Alina's. Instead, she kept her eyes on the television, though she couldn't deny that curiosity had begun to creep into her chest.
