Hallick’s POV Heading back out of the room, I tug my phone out of my pocket, cursing myself for not thinking of ringing my woman immediately. Opening the front screen, I pull up my saved numbers, jabbing my thumb against Seona’s name and holding it to my ear. It seems to be an age before the cell connects, and the line rings, I lean against the wall outside of the bathroom, tugging at my hair impatiently as I urge my woman to pick up. ‘Hi, you’ve reached Seona, please leave a message.’ My chest constricts at the sound of her voice, so sweet, so innocent, so . . happy. Cutting the call, I immediately hit redial but this time it doesn’t even ring, just goes straight to voicemail. I try a few more times, each time getting the same result before with a growl of frustration I shove my cell b