CHAPTER 11: LUNCH GOES AWRY

~ MARIA BELGRAVE ~

“Luke Petyr. Hi Maria Bell, remember. How are you? It’s been a while. What’ve you been doing?” I stood up, surprised and thankful, David wasn’t there to hear Luke. I changed schools and graduated. Before using the name Maria Bell. My certification is under Belgrave, not Bell. Since I took a few in-person classes, I have had few friends among my classmates. I graduated with them. But I finished my classes through the internet rather than the classroom.

“You disappeared.” He leaned in too close, and his words were a snarl only I heard. A shiver ran through me, at the threatening promise in his voice. “Now you surface, are you connected to the Belgrave family?” I frowned at him.

“Think about that. Why would I use Bell if I was?” It wasn’t his business.

“After the stories and you refused to explain at graduation. I’m glad you’re well. I’m on the seventeenth floor working as an analyst. Oh, and I’m married to Kelly. She’s o