Chapter 35 The pretending

“Calm down Gideon. We caught one of them.”

“Did he talk?”

“No. Unfortunately, he isn’t in that state.”

“Is he dead?”

I took a deep breath. I didn’t like that, as I could get some information out of him, but I knew if they killed him, that was probably because they had no

other choice.

I just sat in my living room, and I held my head. I just sat there for a little while, thinking of what to do. My plan came first, so I couldn’t comfort Alice yet, even though that was what I really wanted. I took a few deep breaths, trying to calm down, but when I heard some noise, I hold my gun immediately.

When I realised that the noise, footsteps approaching the living room came from high heels, I let my gun go. Even if I could scream in anger. The least that I wanted at that moment was to listen to Gemma, but it seemed like I couldn’t escape. In a few moments, she stood at the living room door, crossed her arms, and looked at me with anger.

“Where is she?”

I exhaled while I leaned back on the sofa.

“She is in her room.”

“What have you done to h

to her?

“I have done nothing yet, I have to think,”

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She just stood there and watched me. I think she tried to read me, but it wasn’t the time yet to reveal my true feelings for her and for Alice.

She walked closer slowly.

that so hard for you to

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her. I held myself back from

at her to leave.

at all, but I have to think about another

“Why?”

physically, that will be visible, and

to her. I pulled her close to me by holding her waist, and I

and you

was thinking, but my thoughts weren’t on Alice, my thoughts were on my plan. I couldn’t let

“Gemma, let me think,”

say a word for a few moments. I was glad for that, because that gave me the opportunity to think about how I could get out of this situation to

“Don’t forget that y

is still waiting

didn’t want to leave her alone in the house, but I

freak out.

Chapter 35. The pretending

see

“I’m going with you.”

“No, you stay here.”

your family. I want

my role. You

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knew that at this point she can’t argue with me. I could see

in a few

didn’t care. The only thing that I cared about was to make sure she never got close

to her room slowly. I completely forgot about the lunch and I planned to stay home with her. Probably I was going to scare

There wasn’t an answer, as usual. The silence made me remember the

My heart pounded faster when I found the room empty. I looked around and to see her out on the balcony, leaning on the

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