Chapter 65 An Overwhelming Urge To Ki…

What was happening?

Everything around Eric was engulfed in darkness, visibility reduced to nil

Eric’s gaze snapped towards Hadley’s apartment, noting the complete blackness that enveloped her chem living space as well.

He pondered whether Hadley might be frightened, considering she was alone.

Deciding not to wait, Eric activated the flashlight on his phone and advanced.

He ascended the stairs rapidly, two or three at a time, until he reached the fifth floor in no time.

Inside, Hadley was searching through a drawer for candles with the help of her phone’s light

The sound of knocking made her pause, slightly startled.

She hurried to the door. “Who’s there?”

“It’s me!”

As the door opened, Eric’s gaze found hers in the dim light. “Do you often have visitors? Other than that grocery store guy I saw last time, who else comes around often?”

Hadley, still a bit bewildered, shook her head. “Nobody else.”

Eric let out a soft chuckle.

He strode in, his long strides taking him directly to the sofa where he sat down. “So, what’s the situation here?

Hadley said, “The power’s gone out.”

“A blackout?” Eric was taken aback. “Here?”

“Can you believe Srixby still experiences blackouts?” Eric muttered internally.

“That’s just how things are,” Hadley said. “This part of town is quite old. The electrical infrastructure is outdated, leading to frequent repairs and disruptions.”

For Eric, who was raised in a more affluent area, such realities were beyond his usual experiences.

“This neighborhood is really run–down…” Eric grumbled.

Visibly annoyed, he then questioned, “Why do you have to stay in such a place?”

Hadley chose not to respond directly to his criticism. Shifting the focus, she asked, “Did you need something by

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coming up here?”

question,

be respond? Should he admit that he was concerned

his thoughts, Eric scoffed lightly, “I just came to see what was up. If anything

explained his presence.

with a nod. “I appreciate

she dismissing him already? It seemed she didn’t value his

him. “Leave? In this darkness? How am

you have your phone?”

phone’s out of battery!”

“Okay, hold on.”

she might find what she needed. She returned to rummaging through the

joined her by the cabinet.

“Candles.”

aback. “You actually keep candles around?”

outages are frequent here. The landlord and the agent warned me when I signed the

Really?

outages and

silhouette against the faint light. This resourcefulness was uncharacteristic of the Hadley he remembered,

“Found them.”

some candles from the back

slight smile, she said,

offered a candle to Eric. “Here, use this to

look and scoffed, “Keep it.

was too dark to see the

contempt. “You expect me to walk out

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her hand. “I don’t want that

still, a look of astonishment crossing her face. She murmured, “Okay, no need to

tensed, her reaction turning

matter now?”

let out a scream.

fell to the floor as she leapt back in fright.

“Hadley! Hadley?”

As Hadley leapt towards him, his reflexes took over, and

to him

neck tightly, her

off guard, Eric found himself supporting a trembling bundle of warmth

securing her more firmly with one hand while gently cradling the back of her head with the other, pulling

brushed, and her unique fragrance enveloped him, filling his

felt incredibly soft and smelled so sweet…

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