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w days since the

r me, yelling for me to stop. I already had a head start

were circulating about the founders of Sunset Corp, Blaine Daniels and Jorda

o achieve with this, but I brushed

arget's workplace, knowing he was a regular there. I took a seat near his

ng better since this whole thing s

orkful of pasta to my lips when I felt my skin tingle. I glanced up to see h

embered the way I'd been entrapped by his

e he'd come with and walk up to my table,

ated to me, amusement lightening the

at across from me. "It's y

period of time. "I'd wondered if I'd ever see

so quickly. I was in shock. I just wanted to be back in my home, where it was safe." I i

really grateful to you. I might not be here if it

. "That isn't n

. Blaine

imply in the right pl

that made me look

nk it's fair if you just c

don't need to do

or you in return. At least let me pay for your lunch." As he said this,

sh and draining my glass of water. "It was really nice se

and walked o

I walked into the midday pedestrian crowd, but i

robbing me of my lunch, miss." Added to the

back to it. Why ar

ost my card. I think you jus

sed my pace, my eyes searching the crowd for one par

could only call for

me time he spotted me and s

attend to, Mr. Daniels, s

say you should

lowed his movement. I saw him pull out a gliste

the man's wrist. "What the fuck do you think you're doing

. The man looked up at us in alarm, then frantically started trying to yank his wrist out of m

nife. I could see him in front of us, although blocked by a sea of oblivious p

more space to run, I turned on the speed, my target not far behind me. We turned the c

my chest heaving from the exert

his breaths a bit

ap. I think we should turn back a

d id

led out his phone and made a call, thoug

r, then you were almost sliced open in a publ

the

you many thanks. How do you even spo

military for a while. We're tr

ess that explains the formality, t

d not

cident had started when a car pulled up and Jor

d. "I'm going to be late for w

had a feeling he might be able to see right throug

ou going to run off aft

with my boss." I flicked a glance in Jor

d. "At least te

that I needed to raise my voi

ee you later,

I didn't