Mason dialed the number again after failing to get through, but still no one answered. His heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly tightened again. He opened the messaging app and typed a series of words, sending them out with a "tap tap tap".
"Buzz buzz~" Sleeping soundly, Aurelia's phone vibrated incessantly by the pillow. She frowned impatiently, opened her eyes, and her beautiful fingers groped around the bed until she found her phone and glanced at it.
Mason Nightshade?
Why is he calling in the middle of the night?
Aurelia saw a few messages and opened them to read—The first one: "I'm at your door, come out to see me, okay?"
The second one: "Aurelia, come out and see me. Even if you're angry with me, give me a chance to explain."
The third one: "I'm right at the door. Whenever you feel like seeing me, just come out, okay?"
