The sound of the phone buzzing echoed in the room as Isabella stared at her phone screen without picking it up. Her heart thumped wildly in her rib cage from seeing the name on the screen. The phone vibrated on the desktop from an incoming call, and the screen lit up with Nicholas's name, making her hold her breath.
The phone buzzed for a few more seconds before the buzzing stopped and was replaced with the burdensome silence that filled the room. The phone screen lit up with a notification, showing her the countless calls from Nicholas, each missed call a reminder of the situation that could not be avoided and the tension between them.
It had been five days since she had been avoiding him. It had been five days since he had messed up her heart, mind, body, and soul. It had been five days since she had planned to resist him.
