Her Hidden Crowns (Suzanne and Austin)

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

Suzanne took a deep breath to steady herself before answering tentatively, her voice soft, "Hello?"

Austin's husky voice came through the phone. "What are you doing?"

Maybe it was the distance created by the phone line, but his voice seemed especially deep and magnetic. Suzanne always had a thing for charming voices and felt her heart skip a beat.

She gripped her fork tighter, trying to compose herself. "Having dinner," she replied, her tone neutral.

Immediately, she realized how curt that sounded, so she quickly added, "Have you eaten yet?"

Austin murmured, "Yeah."

The brief exchange left Suzanne feeling awkward. She wondered why he called if

he had nothing to say. Still, since he hadn't hung up, it didn't feel right for her to end the call either. The silence between them was becoming increasingly uncomfortable.

Finally, she forced herself to ask, "Did you... need something?"

She had expected him to brush it off with a simple no, but instead, Austin answered softly, "I do."

However, he seemed to be implying something in his tone, and Suzanne felt her nerves tighten. What could he want? Was this about the hospital? Her mind flashed back to the events yesterday. Considering Austin's influence and his no- nonsense approach, it made sense that he had heard about it by now.

Since they were already married, she thought clearing up any misunderstandings was the right thing to do. Her voice was hesitant but earnest. "Jenson and I are over. There's absolutely nothing between us anymore, so please don't overthink it

She hadn't even finished when Austin interrupted her.

"I didn't expect my wife to be Jane Smith," he said flatly, his tone giving nothing away.

Suzanne froze, her surprise evident. She hadn't thought he would bring up her identity.

nor do I come from a powerful

was to quietly focus on doing the things she loved. If Austin decided to interfere, it

tone softened as he said, "I

surprised by his response. Her grip on her phone tightened slightly, and she couldn't stop a small smile from

you," she said

genuinely made her happy to hear him say

her relief was short-lived. Almost immediately, a chill seemed

snapped, "I don't want to hear those

mad. She cleared her throat lightly and quickly said, "I... I'm still not used to this.

she didn't realize she had taken on a

in his

stopped in mid-air. Surprised, she asked, "What? Didn't you say you'd

tone calm as he explained, "I can wrap things up early. Besides, it's time to take you home

a crisp sound. Her

come, but she hadn't

ready yet," she

of her

little to ease Suzanne's tension. Meeting his family wasn't

"Okay," Suzanne replied absentmindedly.

tell she hadn't taken his words to heart. She was probably overthinking things, wondering what kind of gifts

he said would calm her down, so he softened his voice and said, "Finish

exchange,

Instead, she curled up

and scrolling through

gifts to bring when meeting

responses she found were all over the place,

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