As soon as Vespera finished speaking, she hung up without hesitation.

Dominic sat there, momentarily stunned.

From the driver's seat, Gerard cast a glance in the rearview mirror. "Yikes... That didn't sound good," he thought to himself.

Dominic slowly lowered the phone from his ear, his expression hardening.

There was no doubt about it-Vespera was upset.

Was it because he hadn't gone to get her immediately last night?

He could admit it now-Fawn's frantic cries over the phone had completely rattled him.

When he found her unconscious, his only thought was to get her to the hospital as fast as possible. Everything else faded from his mind.

By the time he managed to make the necessary calls, they were already halfway there.

"Calvert."

Dominic's voice came from the back seat.

Calvert was absorbed in his game, headphones on, completely unaware.

Gerard reached over and lowered his phone. "Mr. Reid's calling you."

Calvert turned around quickly. "Yes, sir? You called me?"

dropped Vespera off at her apartment last night, did she say

She seemed...

"Happy?"

She even thanked me,"

to admit he hadn't picked her up at all. Still, Vespera was safe, and

Dominic could see the guilt in

shoulder, he said, "Be honest. Which part of your

Calvert's face faltered.

he decided

made it back on

they did make it out okay, and Vespera wasn't mad. I explained everything to her afterward, and she

he pulled out his phone and showed

me, you moron?"

slowly raised a hand to his

guilty puppy. "I was afraid you'd be angry. If it makes you

you? This isn't all your fault. If anything, I'm the one who really

does this have to do

couldn't bring

sighed in frustration, ruffling Calvert's hair. "Just

silent for a moment before reaching

complicated enough, but as he prepared to send a message, he realized it

was a message from Vespera: "We have an issue at the ball. Please come

her message was nearly

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