Chapter 73

“It’s pouring, you know. Ever heard of taking shelter?” I dashed over to the bench, grabbed him by the arm, and hustled him toward the mall to escape the rain.

“You told me to stay… I’d wait forever,” he said, his gaze locking onto mine with unsettling intensity.

A sudden pang of headache struck me, fierce and unbidden.

That moment felt eerily familiar, as though dredged up from a sea of lost memories.

“You wouldn’t lie to me, would you, Phoebe?” His voice trembled with a nervous edge as if he was desperate for affirmation.

The drizzle had plastered his hair to his forehead, that face of his devilishly enchanting.

“Put your shoes on,” I muttered, avoiding his gaze. This man had the allure of a siren.

He must have a talent for beguiling people’s hearts; that’s probably why even the cops couldn’t peg him as a killer.

I had Colin sit on the bench as I tended to a cut on his foot, wrapping it carefully in gauze before slipping on his socks and shoes.

He leaned against the backrest, watching me with the obedience of a well–trained hound.

about who he really was beneath it

he woke

out his arm to reveal a bruise on his forearm, the telltale sign of

the bruise. “We need to get you to al hospital.”

catching mine in a firm

was to pull away, but he held on tight. His fingertips were cool, yet the touch sent a strange tingle

respond, just gripped

was about to snap

play along for a moment to see

was really broken, he wouldn’t

long stare, he finally released my hand.

at a loss

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this

voice could only belong to

turned around with a stony expression to find Kyle with a woman on his arm, presumably

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