AUTHOR’S POVBlaze walked into the eatery relatively early in the morning. He didn't want to take any chances of missing Katie when she got to work. He intended to confront her the minute she walked into the building, so he sat at a table facing the roadside and waited.He waited for a long time. Blaze frowned, checking his watch. It was past ten, way past the time for her to show up. What was taking her so long? Other workers had arrived long before, and work was in full swing. He took one of the wireless earphones off his ear and adjusted his shades. Other people had already started shooting him suspicious glances, and he would admit he didn't look inconspicuous sitting there for hours. He caught the eye of the boy Tobias had spoken to. His name was Jonah, if he could remember correctly, Tobias' nephew. Jonah significantly had been glancing at him more often than others.He wondered if the boy had gone and told Katie some mysterious stranger was searching for her. Now, wouldn't th
KATIE’S POVHe was gone. I saw his car drive away a few minutes ago and waited a bit in the shop I took refuge in till I was sure he wasn't coming back.I sighed in relief and placed my hand over my racing heart. Why did he have to show up in the most unexpected places? When I decided to get some supplies and something nice for Olivia, he sprung upon me. If I weren’t running from him, I would have given him a good scolding for scaring me that way. Was he stalking me? How else would he know I was going to this very supermarket?I adjusted my shawl and stepped out, calling thanks to the shopkeeper. I half expected him to reappear before me as I hurried into the building, but nothing happened.Well, I wouldn't stick around and let him come back for me. His plans to hand me over to the police would not work. All I had in mind was to take my cart and check out immediately. Whatever I hadn't put in it already would wait till another day."Excuse me, madam", the cashier called as I walked p
AUTHOR’S POV"Welcome, hun"Lily exclaimed, wrapping her arms around Blaze. She had come with the car that was to take them back, and she was glad to see him after the few days that he was gone.Blaze furrowed his eyebrows. Lily was excited to see him, which made him wonder what was up. He patted her back briefly and stepped away. "How did the trip go?" Lily asked, leading him into the car."I'll tell you when we get home", Blaze muttered. He felt slightly uncomfortable by her sudden attention, but she had always been the clingy type, so he shrugged it off.The trip? It had gone well, but because he didn't see Katie again for the next two days, he stayed there. He was at the restaurant early on both days, but he didn't even catch a glimpse of her. Not even a turn-up to say thank you. It was with a heavy heart that he got into the plane that took them back to Florence. The one person in his mind was Bill. Katie thought she could stay hidden. Well, he would show that she was not as goo
AUTHOR’S POVBlaze squinted against the rays of sunshine coming through the half-open window. He groaned and shifted on the bed. Immediately, he did that. He was assaulted by a sharp pain at the side of his head. He didn't recall having a splitting headache, neither did he recall how he ended up in his bed. He heard shallow breaths and turned his head in the direction the sound came from, slowly this time.He was met with Lily's smiling face. "Morning darling," she whispered, running her fingers down his bare chest.Which reminded him, where did his shirt go? He felt like someone picked him up and turned him upside down through the night. Everything felt wrong, down to his wife lying beside him. He felt incredibly annoyed that she was fully clothed while he was not"What happened?" Even his voice sounded wrong. Maybe he was in the wrong body.Oh great, where did that thought come from? Now, he was feeling like fifteen-year-old Hunter. Fuck."What do you think?" Lily asked, sitting up
AUTHOR’S POV"Why do I have a feeling this meeting's about Katie?" Bill asked, leading Blaze to the balcony.Blaze shot him a surprised glance. Was he so predictable now? For that reason alone, he wished there was another reason he had come, but no such luck."Affirmative," he replied. "I found her."Bill looked interested. How come someone he couldn't find had been tracked down? Or has he gotten someone else to do the job?"And you're telling me because?" He asked. Do you remember when they agreed that he should report to him? This was strange."It's complicated," Blaze replied. Again, how much could he tell him? The part about him trying to speak to Katie, but she ran away? No, he'd rather keep that to himself. "She got away, and I need you to find her again.""I'm loving the circle she's leading us," Bill said sarcastically. "Why are you still searching for her? I thought she's been proven innocent.""Personal reasons, but I need you to find. I have a location."Bill nodded at him
KATIE’S POVI pulled the satin headband over my forehead and slipped into my running shoes. Doc had told me not to break out of the routine no matter how I felt. She said it would help a lot.I made sure I didn't miss a single day. I hadn't come this far to lose the child now."Oi Katie," the old woman who lives across the street hailed as I jogged past. I lifted a hand to wave at her, and the woman beckoned me closer. "Doesn't it get lonely in that house of yours?" the woman asked.I shrugged. "Well, yes, it does get boring, but I have to trim down the work to avoid any chances of miscarriage.""Oh, sure, dear, I know the story.""Besides, I do get some visitors once in a while," I continued. A smile tugged at my face as I remembered a bunch of my coworkers who came to check up on me four days ago. It felt good to have people who actually cared about me around.They had even brought a few "get well soon" gifts for me. When Vivian called to tell me that I could take my time, even st
AUTHOR’S POVShe spotted Blaze the moment she entered the restaurant. He sat at a table in a corner, backing her so she couldn't see the expression on his face, but she didn't really want to, anyway. His presence alone was enough to leave her disoriented. He still had the same aura around him.She headed towards him, but then someone entered her path. "Tessa, you're here," Jonah said, smiling brightly. "But you're not in uniform. I'm guessing you're not here to work, right ?"Shaking her head. "I want to meet someone."Jonah followed her line of sight to the man who kept coming back and frowned. He still wasn't comfortable around him. "You know that guy?" he asked.Katie nodded, noticing Jonathan's unfriendly expression. "What's the matter?" she asked."It's just... he keeps coming for your number since that first day and days after, and then he left for a week. I thought he wasn't going to come back, but here he is. So, I'm guessing he's spoken to you.""And I'm hoping you didn't give
KATIE’S POVBlaze watched Zuhra walk out with a frown on his face. I guessed he was wondering what he did to make her stare at him that way. "Who's she?" I was surprised he actually asked me that. I thought he'd brush it off as a psycho girl. "She's a friend." Blaze raised an eyebrow. "And what did you tell her to have her glaring at me like that?" Pfft. Like he was important enough for me to rat out all about him to my friends. Now that I thought of it, it wasn't a bad idea to paint the revered Blaze Griffin in a new light in their eyes. "We were supposed to go out this morning, and instead, I'm here talking with you. She's pissed, obviously." "Then I should feel honoured, right?" Blaze sounded amused. He picked up his glass of water and took a sip, maintaining eye contact with me as he did so. I watched his lips leave the cup, remembering the feel of them on mine. I noticed that Blaze made no physical contact with me since we started talking, and that was strange too. Maybe he