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Chapter 44
After Adair left, I hopped into the shower and got dressed. We were supposed to leave today but since Leo is looking for my dad, Adair said that we should stay until he’s found.
Making myself look more presentable, I put on a black pencil skirt and a light pink blouse and throw my hair up into a high ponytail. I apply some light makeup to cover up my puffy eyes, thankful that their no longer red.
After talking to Adair about my past, I feel like the weight has been lifted off my chest and for the first time ever, I feel like I’m no longer defined by my past.
Even though I don’t know Adair for that long, there’s this strange connection between us thats rooted in comfort and trust. It puts me at ease knowing that I can tell him anything.
It’s almost lunch time and I’m starving for some good food. Grabbing my purse, I make my way to Adair’s room so we can all go for lunch. As I’m about to knock on his door it a
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Even though I’m supposed to be optimistic that we’ll find him, I feel sick even thinking about being face to face with him. This entire plane ride back my stomach feels nauseous and my anxiety is kicking into a whole other level.He’s flying with a fake name. It doesn’t seem right to me as to why he would do that unless he’s done something even horrible in the past that would make him more likely to be targeted by the police.Adair is typing away on his phone and I’m wondering if it’s Julian. “Mr. Adair, has Julian said anything yet?” I ask, folding and unfolding my hands in my lap.“Not yet. But he texted saying he’s working on it right now.” Adair says, his eyes glued to the screen.Nick comes over and takes a seat beside me. “We’ll find him. Alex and I won’t rest until we do and when we do we’ll be right there with you.” He smiles.His words gro
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Adair’s Point of View“How could you?! After all this time with me you decide to go have an affair!” Anna shouts as she inches her face closer to mine, her chest heaving up and down in anger.“What the hell is wrong with you?!” I growl ripping her grip off my collar. “Are you insane? Is this the right place to talk about this?”“Right place? I’ve tried calling you and you haven’t been answering my calls! Hell, I wasn’t going to wait any longer! And yes, I was insane for loving you with every part of me and all you did was cheat on me when you found another woman?!” Anna shrieks, her hands tightly gripping her head.I stare at her dumbfoundedly.Cheat on her? Has she lost her mind? I’ve been damn loyal to her all this time.A hurricane of anger fumes inside of me as she continues to accuse me of cheating. As much as I’m trying n
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Adair’s Point of ViewI don’t slow down. Even though Nick and Ms. Carter yell my name I continue to walk as fast as my legs can take me. I need to be alone right now.“Mr. Adair dinner is-” The chef begins.“-No.” I say cutting him off. I can’t even think of eating right now without feeling like I have to throw up.Making it into my bedroom, I lock the door despite Nick yelling for me to open it.“Go away!” I roar and he continues to knock.Pain accentuates inside of me as Anna’s words reply in my head.Forgot who I was. Her death. Those countless nights of drinking at bars until they would have to escort me out because I was so drunk and unable to walk by myself. I didn’t want to care who I was. I wanted to forget myself, because forgetting was the easiest thing I could do. Numbing myself allowed me to forget the pain and guilt t
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I stay right by his side as he calls his parents. You can see the nervousness written all over his face, but he needs to talk to them in order to put his demons to rest. His chest heaves up and down as he runs his fingers through his hair in anxiousness and I wish that I could take away his pain.“Hello mom.” He says softly, his head hanging low.I listen to him as he talks to his parents. It’s never easy talking about your loved ones when they are no longer in this world. I know how hard it must be for him to have relived his past when he told me about it, because I felt the same when I told him mine. Our haunted pasts hang above our heads and until we put them to rest they’ll be with us forever.As he continues his conversation with his parents, I notice how his breathing starts to become normal and the darkness in his eyes become replaced with tenderness. I hope that whatever his mom is saying is able to put him at ease.I
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“Is he okay?” Nicks asks, his forehead creased in worry, right when I walk out of the room.“Yeah he is now.” I say trying to contain myself so I don’t cry in front of him.I feel like I’m carrying dead weight as I forcibly walk myself back to my room. That ounce of hope that sprang into me when he said he wanted to call off the engagement broke as soon as he said that he won’t.I don’t even know why I was thinking that he would or that if he did, it was because of me. I’m so stupid for thinking that he might feel the same towards me as I do to him.“What happened?” Nick asks, following close behind me.“He told me about what happened to his sister.” I say with a tight mouth. I just want to be alone right now and I can’t even say it without it being suspicious.“He blames himself for her death.” Nick whispers and I halt turning towards him.
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Instead of dropping me to Adair’s house, Nick takes me to his home instead. He said he didn’t want me to be alone despite their being a ton of guards, plus he wanted me to meet Mariam since he had told her how he finally has a sister and she’s been dying to meet me ever since.The drive to Nick’s house isn’t too long. Nick spends the entire drive talking to me about how he met his wife, how excited he is for the baby, and how he thinks Adair is totally insane for giving Anna the time of day even though he hopes that she’s okay.As we get closer, a small amount of smoke hangs in the cold air. Before I could ask what is going on, a beautiful cottage style home that sits peacefully among tall trees comes into my sight of vision. Above the chimney, I spot the smoke I noticed earlier.“Here we are!” Nick exclaims as he parks the car.Getting out of the car I take in the fresh smell of rain and trees. &ldquo
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“He has her!” I growl at a grave faced Julian.The air is filled with chaos as police sirens blast and K9 dogs bark loudly. To top it off, the rain continues to pour down and the wind howls viciously, shaking the trees back and forth as if they could snap any minute and land on the road. A storm is definitely brewing and this could be the worst possible time.Forensics, police officers, detectives, and reporters buzz around me as they try to investigate what happened to my soon to be ex-wife Anna Adair.“I think your right Alex. It has to be him otherwise the note that’s left behind makes no sense.” Julian states trying to shield his face from the rain.The rain pours down on me but I don’t make an effort to hide away from it. In all of this mess, I need to find Anna. If that bastard has her then she’s not safe, but if he even lays a finger on her I’ll give him a slow agonizing death that he wishes he
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Adair’s Point of ViewIt’s the middle of the night and he still hasn’t called. The wind screeches outside like a wolf at a full moon, with the storm being to stubborn to die out. The wait is starting to play with my patience and I’m ready to break a wall.“Get some rest Alex, it’s been a long day for you.” Julian says eyeing my dishevelled state.My clothes are rumbled thanks to the rain and I’m pretty sure my eyes have bags under them right now. Since we got back from Italy I haven’t taken a single moment of rest and it’s starting to take a toll on me. There is no denying that I am tired, but the adrenaline in me is what’s keeping me still going.“I don’t need rest, I need him to find him.” I grumble.Julian puts his hands up in surrender knowing that I’ll do what I want and goes back to typing on his computer.“What are you even
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