The message Elijah had been expecting came around 3 in the afternoon.It was simple, a few words sent, a time and place, and nothing else.Elijah had expected as much, and yet, he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. But the fact that he understood where Amara was coming from, the hurt and
“I forgive you, but…” She hesitated. “I don’t think we can be together any longer, Elijah.”“No,” He breathed out, grabbing the hand that had squeezed his, holding it tightly, his grip, strong and firm, while his gaze was filled with desperation and panic.“No, please, Amara, give me a chance to fix
Amara didn’t immediately drive off. She sat in the parking lot of Royals, blankly staring at her reflection through the rare view mirror and waiting for the moment that it would happen.The moment the guilt would course through her and her face would morph up in a regretful expression.However, no m
“Come with me,”Amara felt like laughing the very moment she heard this. “Is that a joke?” She asked.“As a matter of fact, it is not. It’s a fair trade. Come with me and the lives of those two would be spared. If not,” He paused and clicked his tongue. “Well I’m sure that little fiancé of yours wou
Jake walked into the police station, grumbling incoherent words underneath his breath.In the back of his mind, his conversation with Amara was still playing.“You’ve disappointed and failed me once and that’s more than enough for you to lose any and every reputation you have with that little job of
“Because-“ She caught herself the very moment she wanted to spill everything.She knew the moment she did so, the way Lorenzo saw Elijah would equally change and she didn’t want that to happen.“I…don’t really have an answer right now.” She settled for saying this instead.Lorenzo raised a brow.“I…
That same night, after the very much needed hot bath that her grandfather had suggested, Amara received a message from Tobias.At first, she hesitated to even open the message and her ears burnt red ever so slightly when she recalled what had happened the night before.However, when she realized tha
So, with a gentle smile- perhaps the first she had given him in forever, she nodded.“Goodnight.”“Night,” Tobias responded and climbed into his car, turning on the engine and driving away, leaving Amara to turn and head back inside.Surprisingly, Her grandfather was standing by the door. He had see