“Would you like something from city?”

She shook her head shortly earlier than pausing, as if to rethink. “Truly, yeah. Will you deliver me again a croissant from Maria’s?”

“Chocolate?”

“Sure, please.”

I nodded at her. “Arising.”

I grabbed my keys and Bucky and went down into city.

* * *

Once I acquired to Maria’s café, I noticed that the asshole was nonetheless there together with his laptop, the way in which he’d been day-after-day I’d been by.

I attempted my finest to disregard him as I walked up and positioned my order, getting a bag with two chocolate croissants to go. Nodding at Maria, I went and sat down on the ordinary desk that I took subsequent to Alex, ready to see if he made contact, both with me or with anybody else.

There was one thing about doing this that made me really feel proper, as if I used to be getting again to what I’d at all times been meant for. It felt just like the outdated days.

I pulled out the contract for the latest job I used to be about to take and began wanting it over, studying all the main points in order that I may get a really feel for what I’d be doing. It was an fascinating new gig, and the corporate was a brand-new id safety agency. Not solely was I going to be shoring up the safety of the web site itself, however I’d even be testing and troubleshooting the precise software program. It was an especially profitable gig, and I knew that if I acquired a pair extra like this, I’d be set for not less than just a few extra years.

I used to be so engrossed within the contract that I didn’t even discover when Alex had left, however after I regarded up a couple of minutes later, he was gone.

“Shit,” I mentioned, grabbing my stuff and heading out the door. I couldn’t see him anyplace on the road, so I figured I’d as nicely simply go residence.

However there was nonetheless another cease I needed to make earlier than I left city for the day.

I went to the little normal retailer on Predominant Avenue and walked in, wanting round pretty shortly earlier than discovering what I used to be in search of and going as much as pay. I used to be by fairly shortly, and I headed out the door and again to my truck, anxious to get again residence to the girl I’d began considering of as mine towards my higher judgment.

As I walked out, although, I knocked into a man who’d been strolling down the road and felt the wind exit of him.

“Sorry, man,” I mentioned shortly, reaching out to assist him up and realizing earlier than I used to be in a position to keep away from it that the person I’d knocked into was none apart from Alex.

“It’s alright,” he mentioned, wheezing a bit. I stood him up shortly, barely managing to keep away from wiping my hand on my denims.

“Properly, in case you’re okay…” I mentioned, turning away from him.

“Truly, I used to be questioning in case you may assist me with one thing,” he mentioned, following me. I paused, shutting my eyes shortly, earlier than turning again to him with raised eyebrows. He pulled out an image, and I needed to forcibly maintain myself from sucking in a breath on the image. “Have you ever seen this girl? I feel she is perhaps staying someplace round right here.”

It was Macy, wearing a pair of labor slacks and a blazer in entrance of an workplace door. Her head was tilted to the facet, and he or she was pointing fortunately to the little plaque on the door that mentioned, “Dr. Macy Wallace”.

I needed to drive down the fury that rushed by me on the sight of the photograph. How dare this piece of shit present her off like that when she’d been compelled to provide all of it up due to him? How dare he use this image of her seeming so completely satisfied when he’d finished a lot to harm her?

I flicked my eyes from him to the photograph, protecting informal. “Sorry, I haven’t seen her.”

“You positive? Look more durable,” he mentioned, shoving the image into my face.

I backed away, elevating my eyebrow at him. “Imagine me, if I’d seen that girl, I’d keep in mind her.”

I didn’t know what made me say it. It had been an idiotic remark to make, however the fury on his face had made it all of the extra satisfying. The asshole nonetheless thought he owned her.

I turned away from him, heading all the way down to my truck. “Take it simple buddy.”

“Truly,” he mentioned, coming as much as stroll subsequent to me, “I overheard somebody saying a pair days in the past that you just was once a cop. If that’s true, I may actually use your assist in discovering her. I’d be very happy to make it value your whereas.”

“Properly, you simply mentioned it, dude,” I mentioned, protecting my voice curt. “I was a cop. I’m retired, no real interest in the work anymore.”

He got here round to face in entrance of me, blocking my path. “Once more, I’m good for it. I simply actually wish to discover my fiancé. I’m actually frightened about her getting harm.”

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