The Runaway Groom

Chapter 264

Isaac entered, and asked, “You’re not sleeping yet? Did I wake you up?”

“No, I was waiting for you,” Irene replied. She got off her bed and gave him a hug, resting her face on his chest.

The move surprised Isaac, and he stiffened for a while before asking with a smile, “What’s gotten into you?”

“Nothing,” she replied. “Just wanted a hug.”

Isaac looked at her, “Let go. I’ll be back after a shower. I’m filthy right now.”

Irene tightened his embrace instead, gluing herself to him.

“What is it?” Isaac asked quietly, feeling as if she was not in her right mind.

Irene rubbed herself against his chest. “From now on, I’m your family wherever you go. I love you.”

His quiet voice turned raspy right then. “Really, now… What’s gotten into you?”

Irene stood on the balls of her

and though he responded enthusiastically, he pulled away spoon enough. “I need to take a

have hugged her back if

lost interest

by the thought. “Did you fall

her. “I saw a corpse on my way back. It’s bad mojo, and I don’t

wasn’t surprised, since as a doctor, she

by without a

was less afraid than

corpse? This

silent for a

his answer, and thought that she was hearing

my people along and headed there around eleven, where we found her dead on the scene. After that, we searched the area around

rat as well. “When Ricky was told to poison Tommy, it was the same thing: an anonymous sender

was their point in luring me

just want me to see

frowned-it could not be that simple. “Did Stan find