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ADELINE’S POV

I arrived Washington DC feeling more drained than I had expected. The flight had been nothing but tiring. It was very long and my mind had had buzzing with thoughts of Xander the whole time. I wondered how he was going to handle everything now that I was gone. He still had a very long way to go and that worried me so much. Nobody knew what to expect now that he had a very strong feeling that things weren't all well with the girl who he said was claiming to be his sister.

He had more reason to suspect that things were not right and I knew he wasn't going to rest until her found what he was looking for. I wondered if he would pick my calls if I called later on. After seeing what this issue had done to our relationship, I just wished he could get this over with but I knew that this wasn't anytime soon. He was the type who saw things through after putting his mind after it.

I knew he was not going to stop any time soon. I hated being away from him, but I had to check on m