ere while I was having dinner with my clients.” He pointed his finger in the direction

,” she stood up.

ut to touch her arm. “Don't g

slapped his hand away. “Stop embarrassin

t's talk,” Blake

She jumped in and held her breath until it stopped on her

was unbelievable. Her heart clenched as she shut the door, she fell to the ground and started we

didn't know where she got the courage to walk away from him as he stoo

ck of her hand after some time, wondering why she was even

t out of this country by tomorrow mor

nd his men after her to bring her to whereve

y.” The conference would end tomorrow Thursda

dialed Jason, her trave

perate. “Can you help me change my ticket to

n asked with concern in his

n emergency call from work, so I have to be back in Be

at I can do,”

ust help me get another ticket for

answered. “I will cal

d and cut o

ng her clothes and shoes and dumping them in the suitcase, her mind ru

phone in panic and

red from the other end. “We

id in a panic strike voi

u talking a

ed pacing the floor. “B

on said. “Now take a dee

mom what just happened. Her mom assured her

d fearfully. “Blake could be

man said. “And I think it's good you

***

nd sipped from his whiskey. He was pacing around the

been so riled by seeing Tasha unexpectedly after all

ver their love years ago. That was the only reason he didn't run after her. He didn't want to make things worse. He had

he said to himself as he looked out into the night. “God…she's s

nvestigation about her. He thought it was better to leave it

o talk to her in the morning if he wanted to have peace of mind. He d

ind out everything about her, including the roo

told him in the afternoon that their four-year-old son had an ear

dining table and dialed Stacy's phone

his words cam

cy said im

u in the middle

t's okay. N

Is he feeling a

eping soundly. “I bought him

now. “Listen, darling. I don't thin

asked in

emembe