“Yeah.” My jaw tightened. “I noticed.”
A long pause stretched between us.
Then—
“Well,” Blaze muttered, “you’re about to have company.”
I frowned. “Meaning?”
“Meaning people are already talking.”
Damn it.
I hung up and headed toward the flower shop fast.
Across town,Tessa’s phone started ringing before I even reached her.
Unknown number.
Unknown number.
Unknown number.
Over and over again.
By the time I stepped onto Main Street, I already knew what was happening.
The truth was spreading.
And there was no stopping it now.
Tessa
My phone buzzed again against the counter.
I stared at it without touching it.
Unknown caller.
Again.
The fourth one in ten minutes.
My stomach twisted tighter every time it rang.
The shop suddenly felt too small.
Too exposed.
I finally grabbed the phone before it could buzz again.
“Hello?”
Silence answered first.
Then a sharp inhale.
“Is this… Tessa Bloom?”
