Chapter 85

CAMILA'S Pov Alejandro's name froze my thumb as I gazed at my phone. months. No I hadn't heard his voice in years. I wasn't sure if I was prepared for this. Not after everything. However, Santiago's dark and heavy shadow was drawing near once more, and in spite of my rage and fear, I somehow needed him. After closing my eyes and taking a trembling breath, I hit the call button. Once, twice, the line rang, and then the crackle came again. "Camila." My heart twisted painfully at the sound of his gritty, distant voice, which sounded like stone scraping. "Alejandro." There was a tremor in my voice, which made it sound quieter than I intended. "I... I am aware that I vanished. I wasn't prepared. I required time. There was a long, heavy silence between us. "I kept searching for you." He spoke in a low, nearly broken voice. I wasn't prepared for how powerfully that hit. I clenched my chest. The lump caught in my throat, and I swallowed it. "Why now?" he inquired. "After all this time." becaus