His Destructive, Toxic Love (Jasper and Eliza)

Dillon sucked in a sharp breath, feeling the cold air sting his lungs. Casper's heart pounded, his blood racing to his head. Struggling to steady his erratic breathing, he asked, "Which shopping mall will he go to?" "I... I don't know."

Falconridge had plenty of shopping malls, and Aaron hadn't mentioned the details to Nova. Casper dialed Eliza's number, but there was no answer. Panic started to creep in.

"Dillon, round up more people. I want every shopping mall searched now!"

"On it, Mr. Casper."

Casper snatched his coat and hurried out of the office, Dillon right behind him.

Meanwhile, in a modest-sized shopping mall in Falconridge, Eliza was in the toy section, helping Brock pick out his favorite toy car.

"Do you like this one?" she asked.

Brock clutched one car in each hand, torn between the two. "I want both."

"You can only pick one," Eliza gently reminded him.

Brock looked from one to the other, clearly torn. Finally, with a reluctant sigh, he let go of one. "I'll take this one."

choice," she said,

Eliza and the

not often we get to enjoy a day out at the mall together," Eliza

was curious about Aaron's intentions, especially after the recent

was as

ever. "You've been back in Falconridge for a while now. You're living at Welton Estate,

other. Honestly, I've missed you and

she said with a

Casper can be difficult. It must be hard living with him," Aaron said, reaching for Eliza's

him looking

you're still upset with me," he said, a touch of sadness in his

of person you are she said, not revealing whether she trusted or forgave him. This

en

eyes darkened. "Let's not dwell on that. There's an amusement park ahead.

but

we're not going. Brock is tired, and it's almost his nap time. Maybe it's best if

we'll head