Chapter 127. Get the Hell Away From Her!

Ezra’s POV

“Pick up, Layla,” I mumbled to myself as I paced back and forth across the living room. “Just pick up.”

Her silence was constricting my chest more.

I sat down heavily on the couch, my hands pulling at my hair. “What if Chloe did something to her? What if she kidnapped her?” That thought made my stomach turn.

I tried again. Straight to voicemail.

I tossed my phone behind me, my fists tensed. “Damn it!”

I tried to calm down, but my mind kept racing. Pictures of Layla in trouble flew through my mind. I leaned forward, elbows on my knees, looking at the floor. “She should have trusted me, and not Chloe. Why would she trust Chloe over me?”

Time passed. The minutes turned to hours, and still no sign from Layla. I was consumed with thought, one after the other, until my eyes grew heavy. I didn’t even realize when sleep pulled me under.

When I woke up, the sun was shining through the curtains. I sat up, my heart racing. “Layl