Chapter 107

Ariela

Aramis pointed to the phone and said "You can call whoever you want." I removed my other arm from around him and turned to the phone. I grabbed it and quickly typed in the number. I was curious to see how my sister felt about everything. Or whether she even knew anything about it.

After a beep, the call was answered. "Yes?" It was the wrong voice and not Cosima's. My mum sounded like she had been crying and that gave me goosebumps. A queasy feeling formed in my stomach and I had a feeling that something bad was about to happen.

"Mum, what's wrong?" I could definitely hear a hundred worries. My heart rate increased and fear made itself known. It was rarely a good sign when someone cried.

She sounded disappointed as she said, "Ariela."

Wow, that hurt. She sounded genuinely disappointed. We hadn't had any contact in what felt like an eternity, and then she reacted like that.

Aramis tightened his arms around me, which was proba