Chapter 37

Mabel POV

A strange warmth spread through me as I climbed down from the car and walked down the red carpet.

I didn't realize that little things like a phone call could stir something I thought I’d buried all these years.

“Ms. Parker! A shot please,” a photographer called out to me.

Smiling, I gave them a few practiced poses.

Their cameras flashed, but I was lost in my thoughts. All I could think about was the sound of his voice, the way he said my name like it still meant something.

Oh! And his last words before I ended the call.

My gown swept the red carpet as I resumed walking, the night breeze caressing my skin.

I wondered if he was here already.

Then I l