penthouses situated right in the heart of the city. It

ght behind her, in the shadows,

if she had been paying attention, she might have

ell, but no response came. Considering how late it was,

who was clad in a bathrobe, his blonde hair sl

curled in

, but somehow, seeing Cole, she felt all her problem

ike nothing was impossible

nocently, "I'm sorry, I didn't mea

ired, voice cold, cutting off the rest

ff her face, "And I'm sorry. I had a good reason for coming here a

cing back into the dark room

pa

w and fell in love with would have already offe

in." She pleaded, "I'

k, A

feminine voice asked,

face, while Ava's jaw slightly dropped

an't

and wrapped her arms around Cole, her spa

took three steps back as though she

ering to Cole, who had exactly the look

an't

p at Cole. "Baby, who's she, and what

it didn't sound like hers. "Sorry, I came to

elevator, then rode to the ground floor. It was only when

tle heart out for

arried off to an emotionless robot wasn't enough, Cole, her comfort, the only human being

s she done to de

t to trickle out, she finally sat

crash at Cole's place until he came up with a solution. He has alwa

h this one herself. One thing was for s

No way

kept calling her phone and dropping nume

leep. She will have more time to think about

checked in and had a really cold s

p the next morning. She groggily got of

umbled, yawning

widening in horror u

the doorway with a

rth did h

, Miss

am the door on his face, but he stuck one foot in, stopp

, eyes hard and cold, lips trembling as

carefully escort you back h

where." She quaver

e." Marc pleaded

not going anyw

together. "I'm afraid

at.

ady closed the space between them

down!" She kept yelling at the top of her lungs, kicking,

tel. Ava finally gave up and accepted her fate. There was

iliated, and utterly devastated. How could she th

everywhere. Wherever she goes, she

my phone."

ured her, carefully placing her in the passenger se

husky voice, laced with utter

nk y

c shut t