treation on his face, Natalie’s tears tell right away. “Highle, is this too m moch for you? It’s okayit it is
She thought that would be enough to make him give in and reassure her, but instead, he looked relieved. He reached out and stroked her head.
Today’s different. You really shouldn’t come with me,” High said.
Natalie stared at him, stunned. Anger flashed in her eyes, but she quickly replaced it with a look of helplessness. She had almost stopped crying, but now fresh tears began to fall in
Hugh sermed lost in thought, completely missing the distress on her face. He pushed her aside and glanced up at the light above them.
“So this is what’s broken?” he asked.
Realizing he wasn’t reacting the way she expected, Natalie bit larr lip, let out a soft, hurt hum, and dropped onto the couch, refusing to look at him.
High’s mind was elsewhere. The dream he’d had earlier kept playing over and over in his head, and the dread inside him grew, swelling so large it felt like it might swallow him whole.
bething was off with him, Natalie moved closer and tagged at his sleeve, her voice cracking with a sob. “What’s wrong, Hughie?
fast that cold sweat started beading on his temples. He shook off her hand and pulled out his phone with
That was when Hugh snapped back to the present, his heart racing so fast i Irmen, calling Kelly to ask where she was.
But no matter how runy times he tried, the call just wouldn’t go through. The constant beeping only made him more agitated.
“Nattle, there’s something I’ve got to handle. I’ll get someone to fix the light for you later,” Hugh said.
With (waiting for Natalie to say anything, be quickly opened the door and left.
When the door slammed behind him, Natale’s eyes burned with anger. She didn’t need to guess what he was up to. He was rushing off to see that bitch, Kelly! She grabbed her pline and typed with fury. “Kelly, you’re a fucking joke. Are you really that desperate to stay hidden as his mistress? Why don’t you just drop dead?” As soon as Natalie hit “Send” only one phycheck mark appeared. Kelly had blocked her.
A chill pen down Natalie’s spine, and a wow of dread settled in her chest. Without thinking, she quickly deleted the messages she had sent to provoke Kelly.
carur home again. He opened the door but didn’t see the person he’d been thinking about all day.
“Warte’s Rel? She still isn’tuck? His voke werned, betraying his unease.
“We laaven’t seen Ma. Kessler since this afternoon, oh, Mr. Johnston, we noted all her things were gone while we were cleaning,” a housekeeper said.
Hugh felt achill run through him, his body shaking with sudden menors. “What do you mean “pone“?”
The housekeeper glanced up at him, clearly confused “Did you park up Ms. Kessler’s things, Mr. Johnston? All her clothes are gone. I thought you’d be getting new ones in.”
