Chapter Thirty Five: The man she loved

*Vivienne*

Holding my breath and hoping it wasn't Liam. I opened the message but blood slowly drained away from my face as I stared about it.

A photo of me coming out of the alley with Rosa was staring back at me with the small caption:

‘You can run all you want but you can't hide. I'm always two steps ahead, Xabrina.’

In the past few days, I had totally forgotten about my stalker as I had been preoccupied with thoughts of Liam. I really don't know if that's a good sign or not.

Another beep from my phone had me jumping slightly in my seat, my heart taking on an irregular beat.

I looked down at the next text message:

“You forgot about me, didn't you? Even went into hiding cause your apartment has been empty all this while.”

My hand flew to my chest as I pressed down it with my palm, my breathing quickened slightly in line with my pulse picking up pace as well.

“Are you not getting down?” Eric's voice jolted me back to the present as my wide gaze shifted to where he stood, holding the