Chapter 236

Chapter 236

Eden

The silence after Devante leaves is loud as hell in my ears. I'm not sure I've ever heard a ringing so annoying. Going over to the coffee table, I grab the remote and quickly turn on some Netflix, not even caring what it is I'm watching. Anything to fill the huge hole him being gone has left in his space.

There's a part of me that wants to be nosey and see if I can find out anything about the notoriously close-to-the-vest EMT I met on the third day I'd been in Laurel Springs. Immediately I'd been struck by the smile on his face and the warmth in his eyes. He'd been walking into The Café and I'd been walking out. We bumped into one another and I felt a connection I've never felt with another human being.

My phone rings, disrupting my thoughts. When I see my mom's name flashing across the screen, I quickly pick it up and answer. "Hey!"

"I'm so glad to hear your voice," she says quickly. "How are you feeling? I can't believe you wouldn't let me come down there and