Rebirth Into My Second Chance

A flicker of surprise crossed my heart. How did Max know I had a thing for Claude?

"It was a past fancy," I admitted openly, without any attempt to avoid the subject.

"You're over him now?" Max lifted his gaze, his eyes probing mine with skepticism and amusement.

"Yeah, over him," I replied firmly, almost wanting to confess my dark wish to see Claude's world crashing down. But I could only bury some grudges deep and never share them with anyone.

Max pressed, "Then why do you keep calling his name in your sleep, begging him to save you, and now, you're sneaking around watching him with another woman?"

It hit me then that Max had been there both times I had passed out, and in my dreams, it was always the Scar Man hurting me, dialing Claude for help, but Claude never came.

"You wouldn't understand." I grabbed the trash bag and turned to leave, eager to drop the subject.

Just then, Ronald knocked and entered, pausing at the odd tension in the room. His gaze flickered between me and Claude.

almost caught the culprits, but then there was this massive pile-up. Damn,

he had been caught in an accident while chasing Daniel the night before. No wonder Max

why was Kate involved in this accident? Did she go to meet Daniel the previous night, or was the

twisted inside me, forming a knot I couldn't unravel. "Mr. Collins, why was Kate

looking for you but got tailed. Thinking of recent reports about a killer stalking single women, she drove non-stop, leading to the crash Ronald explained, rubbing his chin in thought. "Our car was just coming from the opposite

Kate orchestrating last night's accident. She wasn't out looking for me but was

Daniel to plot

kidnapping, just like before.

time, I had sent Ronald and his team ahead, possibly spoiling their plans, prompting

of my theory,

that Kate

last night. And with

chill

found tools, no suspects. DNA didn't match anything in our