He wrapped his arms around her, pulling her close, so close as if he wished to melt her into his being, to become one and inseparable. It was the only way he could think of to calm the storm of emotions within him.

He kissed Leanne's shimmering lips and rested his forehead against her cold, damp brow. "I heard you, honey."

The following morning, Leanne woke up to the early dawn light.

Her bedroom window faced the garden, where the morning light revived the plants, and the crisp chirping of birds echoed in the distance.

Stretching lazily, Leanne turned and came face to face with a pair of big, round eyes.

The cat ruled over the entire garden, complete with a large pond and a floor-to-ceiling glass cat house, but it was no longer allowed in her bedroom. Its front paws pressed against the glass, and those big, pleading eyes, looking in, made Leanne's heart melt.

She got out of bed, and as soon as she stepped outside, the cat, acting as if it hadn't seen her in thirty years, dashed toward her, meowing loudly. It took Leanne a good while to calm it down.

"Little darling."

After changing, she was about to head out for breakfast but turned back, pulled a locket from a drawstring bag, and wore it around her neck.

dining room, Curtis was already seated at the table, browsing the news on

eyes softened as they landed

the table. Seeing Leanne, she hesitated before

encounter had been somewhat frosty, and after more than half a year, it was their first meeting. Leanne

and she hurriedly fetched a bowl. "I made your favorite

his tablet and pulled Leanne onto his

some vacation time?" he suddenly asked.

was in a foul

officials, which he had meticulously arranged. He had ensured that the menu was

something went

a poppy red dress with her hair styled delicately, moved gracefully, her features striking. Caleb

couldn't place the feeling until he saw Curtis, who

dawned on

a striking resemblance to

fingers strumming the guitar strings. The deputy director, over fifty, was mesmerized, tapping his fingers on his

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