Invisible to My First Love (Harper and Maddox) novel Chapter 66

Harper 

Grayson had blocked me to erase me from his life, as if I were the villain in his story. My hands trembled as if they didn’t know what to do. I told myself that I should just ignore my phone and let it ring. It was best to give him the impression that I didn’t care at all but deep down, I knew the truth. He still had me. A single call shattered the walls I’d been trying so hard to build. 

Not wanting my screen to stop flashing with the incoming call, I rushed to pick up. It wasn’t like I couldn’t call him back, but I treated that first call like it was so precious. 

I cleared my throat to compose myself, glad that I was the only one who could hear my heart pounding hard. 

“Hello?” I held my breath as soon as I said it. 

“Hey, still awake?” he asked from the other end of the line. He sounded so casual like it was just another regular phone call and that made me squeeze the pillow. 

I told myself that I first needed to point that out, but it felt like my heart was about to betray me. This time, I fought against it and listened to what my brain was telling me. 

I even climbed out of bed and turned the lights back on. 

I then placed a hand on my hip, like that would make my next words come out better. 

“I was just about to go to sleep,” I said, my tone a little flat as I moved to the mirror to stare at my own reflection. “You’re the last person I thought would call me after what happened. And at this time of the night?” 

I closed my eyes and held my breath again, hoping that his next words would be an apology for everything he did and said to me. 

“I heard about Anna.” His voice casually came through the speaker once again. 

My eyes shot wide as I stared at my own reflection, like I could actually to show him how surprised I was. 

“How did you know about that?” I tilted my head with furrowed eyebrows, leaning towards the mirror as if I was actually asking him that in person. 

“Maddox mentioned it yesterday in the morning,” 

I instantly leaned away from the mirror, straightening up again in surprise. “He did?” 

“Of course. He knows that I know how much it means to you to find your sister, so here I am.” 

I placed a hand on my chest as my lips curved into a smile. It was more about Grayson calling me than it was about Maddox making the effort to tell him. I hated it, but I couldn’t help it. 

“Did she finally reply?” he asked, snapping me out of my thoughts. 

“Yup. That was a few hours ago and she was so harsh, even though it was just one line.” 

“But that didn’t even hurt you because you were so happy to hear from her.” 

“Yes!” My eyes widened in pleasant surprise. 

The butterflies in my stomach made me feel like slapping myself. He really knew how deep my relationship with my sister was. But that wasn’t the time for that because he’d hurt me badly, so I didn’t try to hype him up too much that he was right. 

Smacking my lips, I said, “I did tell her everything that was in my heart right after she replied, but that was the last time I heard from her. “ 

“Maybe she just needs a bit more time. I think she’s finally realizing that you’re going to keep fighting for her.” 

I already hoped that was the case, but hearing him say it sounded like something new. 

“You think so?” I asked. 

“Yeah and I’m happy for you, even after everything you did and-” 

“Whoa, whoa, whoa…” I shot a glare at my reflection like I was directing it at him. “After everything I did? What exactly did I do?” 

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