Chapter 847

Logan's POV

I woke up earlier than usual, staring at the ceiling as guilt twisted in my gut. Today was the day. 

The day I had stupidly agreed to spend with Isabella. The day I had to pretend…yet again…that my marriage wasn’t already in shambles.

But before I even thought about that, I needed to hear Layla’s voice.

I reached for my phone and dialed her number, my fingers gripping the device a little too tightly as it rang.

She picked up almost immediately. 

"Hey, Mr. Handsome," she greeted, her voice light and teasing. Just the sound of her made the guilt in my chest deepen.

"Hey, beautiful," I said, forcing myself to smile even though she couldn’t see me. "Did I wake you?"

"Nope," she replied. 

"I’ve been up for a while. Maddie and I were watching a movie last night, and let’s just say she wasn’t happy with me being on the phone with you the whole time."

I chuckled, knowing exactly how Maddi