69: PAPERS OF DESTRUCTION

ARIEL'S POV   I made my way downstairs after hearing my phone ring. I was surprised to see it with Luke. The worst part of it all was that he had that phone pressed against his ear. He had the nerve to answer my phone call.   "Who's this, please?" Luke said, making a puzzled face. I just stood there, watching him. "Janice?" He spoke.   My eyes widened at that very moment. In a flash, I bolted in his direction. I snatched my phone from him the moment we were now close.   It looked like Janice was the one Luke was talking to. But I wasn't going to let him get into a conversation with any of my babies. Not now. Not ever.   "What the hell was that?" Luke asked. He must probably have millions of thoughts going through his head at the moment.   "That was the voice of a little girl. And she was looking for her mother, I think," Luke told me. I was silent, surveying him with my phone in my hand.   "Now tell me, Ariel, what's going on?" Luke queried. His expression was goddamn ser