Chapter 33. Be Careful What You Wish For, Wife

Briella opened her cell phone, which had been turned off for a few days. It was one of the agreements she and Braun had made so she wouldn’t get distracted from her work. She received successive messages from Xander, causing her to raise an eyebrow and furrow her brow because she couldn’t understand what he was saying, and she only received a short message from Braun.

She smiled as she read it.

“Hi, wife, I hope you’re okay. I missed you and see you soon. I love you. :-*”

She was about to dial his number when he beat her to call. She quickly answered and made sure her room door was locked.

“Good morning,” she greeted him sweetly.

She heard nothing on the other end, thinking he had hung up on her, but when she checked, she saw he was still on the line.

“Braun, what happened to you? Why don’t you want to speak?” she asked, puzzled.

She heard him take a deep breath. “I just want to listen to your voice. I waited for your call for five