It took Simone a moment before she regained some common sense. And then, she sprang into action, backing out of her room, and calling William before anyone else — because a part of her didn’t trust the police not to dismiss her worries again.
He picked up on the second ring, and his tone of voice was gentle, light, and full of teasing as he said, “Missed me already, Angel?”
“Please come get me,” she was on the verge of tears.
And it must have sounded like she was about to get hysterical soon, and William must have sensed her urgency, for he didn’t hesitate to ask, “What’s wrong, Simone? Talk to me.”
The use of her given name said a lot. He was serious about this.
“He broke into my place,” she told him, sniffling, because she didn’t know how else to react to the way he handled her, ev
