A face from Meladyye

Mark

Rita seemed caught off guard by my question.

“No, no. I haven’t found anything yet,” she spoke, her voice rising an octave.

“Alright, keep looking,” I replied and walked away, wondering why she was acting so strange.

Outside, Eric picked me up and after a short drive, we arrived at Anna’s place.

As I walked down the lobby, I noticed a man in an all-black outfit and baseball cap standing around the corner of the hallway.

Cautiously, I walked towards him wondering where I’d seen him before.

He caught my gaze and I could sense an air of familiarity when he looked at me.

Searching my brain, I tried to remember where I had seen this face before and then it suddenly dawned on me - Meladdye’s party!

My eyes widened in shock, and my body immediately tensed but I tried to maintain my composure to not raise any suspicion.

What was someone from the party doing here? I found it hard to believe that someone from such a high-profile party would be staying or visiting anyone here. At that p