Semua Bab REGRET UNTIL SHE SAYS GOODBYE : Bab 221 - Bab 226

THIRD PERSON’S POVThe office was as warm as summer.It didn't escape Derek's notice. He felt the warmth swarm him the moment he stepped his foot into the office that had supposedly been designed for him.The faint scent of leather and polished wood tingled his nostrils, alongside a citrus flavor that had to have been sprayed to freshen the air.. Freeman stood by the window with a tablet in hand and a tight expression and the moment Derek entered, his eyes lifted. "Mr Marshall.""Please have a seat." The man ran forward, gesturing towards the swivel chair behind a desk. Derek glanced at it for a heartbeat then returned his gaze to Freeman.He had no intention of sitting and had only come here to listen to what the older man had called him for.He'd gotten a call from him, about a couple of hours ago, asking if he was free to drop by the office."Why?" That was Derek's response to him when he asked and over the phone, Freeman had nervously told him it was about an assignment Derek ha

SARA'S POV My phone buzzed the instant I stepped into my hotel room.All the way back, I hadn't really reflected on my conversation with Alaric and the implication of it and how much of my mental state it would affect. I'd pushed the thought aside, waiting for the serenity my room would offer to ponder and mull it over but Danielle's call interrupted that.I picked up the instant I saw that it was her. Rina's name was the one flashing across my screen but I knew that the only reason Rina could be calling me now, was Danielle. "Hi baby," I muttered into the phone, trying to keep exhaustion from seeping into my tone."Mommy!" Danielle's voice burst through the speaker, bright and unfiltered and with a lightness that was foreign to me at the moment.My chest was heavy and even the sound of my daughters voice did nothing to lighten the weight I carried.The weight of guilt, self blame and chastizement. Maybe if I had been just a little bit smarter and if I wasn't so trusting or if I had

SARA'S POVThe entire way to the airport, I was quiet.I didn't ask Alaric anything even though I still had a whole lot bottled inside of me. A huge part of me was heavily unsettled about just leaving things like this.It felt like I was running away and displaying unprofessionalism but a quick glance at Alaric quickly deterred me from revealing my thoughts.His mind seemed to be made up, and something told me nothing I said would change his decision.He didn't speak to me either, but occasionally, I caught him glancing over at me.A long while later, he glanced in my direction again. "Sara, are you okay?"I returned his gaze, disoriented for a second bit then I managed a small smile at him. "Yes, I'm fine, why?""You have been really quiet for a while now," He pointed out.I looked away, suddenly feeling discomforted by his stare. Not because I didn't like the look in his eyes, but because I felt bare before him, as though I was an open book he could read."I'm fine," I muttered, swa