Chapter 89

Jake

I had been on the phone all morning about this court order Stephanie had received the charges were bullshit too but everyone I called no one was speaking. I wanted this out the way after watching her look so scared after her nightmare I never wanted to see that expression on her face.

After several hours I decided I was going to have to wait until tomorrow, I needed my team and I wasn’t getting anywhere on a Sunday. I had time the court date was not for several weeks so I pushed it from my mind, I left my office searching the apartment to find her, she must be worried it was my job to make sure she wouldn’t be.

I eventually found her in the little lounge or reading nook as she called it, the place was the size of a library I found her tucked up asleep with the blanket wrapped around her reading Tess of the D’Urbervilles sitting loosely in her lap.

I knelt down stroking her hair back even in her sleep there was a small frown on her face. our guests would be arriving soon I had arr