Page 23 of The Yoga Teacher

And she had made a commitment to him.

He shut off the water, reached for a towel, and stepped out onto the tile.

She just needed time.

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Daniel sat on the edge of their bed, phone in hand, staring at the screen like he could will Hannah's name to appear.

But it didn't.

The silence was suffocating. She still hadn't texted. Hadn't called. Hadn't screamed at him, hadn't demanded answers, hadn'tdone anything.

Just... disappeared.

This was ridiculous. He'd made a mistake, sure, but running away? Giving him the silent treatment like they were in high school? That wasn't how adults handled problems.

He ran a hand over his jaw, exhaling sharply through his nose as he pulled up her contact.

He called her again.

It rang once. Twice.

He sat up straighter, irritation building with each unanswered ring.

Three times. Four.

She wasn't answering. She was actually ignoring him.

Five. Six.

He clenched his jaw.Pick up. We need to talk about this like adults.

Seven.

Then—

Voicemail.

"Fuck," he muttered under his breath, standing abruptly, pacing toward the window. This was getting ridiculous. How were they supposed to move past this if she wouldn't even talk to him?

He texted.

Hannah. Answer my call. This isn't helping anything.

Nothing.

His chest tightened with frustration. She was making this so much worse than it needed to be. It was just sex—it's not like he'd fallen in love with Sienna. He wasn’tleavingher. Hannah was blowing this completely out of proportion.

Another call. Straight to voicemail.

His messages sat there, unread.

It was worse than screaming. Worse than her throwing things, breaking things, calling him every name in the book. At least then they could get it all out in the open, clear the air, and start to move on.

But this? This was childish. This was Hannah refusing to deal with reality.

He knew his wife, though. If she'd gone anywhere, it would be to Mia's. If she wouldn't answer her phone, he would have to talk to her there. Make her see reason. The longer she dragged this out, the harder it would be for both of them.

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