** Aria’s POV **
“Aria, what an exciting day we had.” Sierra’s voice oozes fake sweetness through the phone. “Thorne and I finally got to have some real fun together. Who would have thought he’d miss me so much that he couldn’t wait a second longer and had to take me right there, at your mother’s memorial. He mentioned how your mum spent her final years bedridden and mateless. I bet our little performance gave her some excitement, hmm?”
I don’t respond, not giving her the satisfaction. When her voice comes through the speaker again, it sounds tinny, like it’s a voice recording or video.
“Thorne, slower…” she moans, deliberately loud. “Mmm, yes, just like that. Do you like being naughty right beside all those mourners?”
Then I hear Thorne’s guttural grunt and her giggle before it goes s
