Twice Upon A Star
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w days since the
r me, yelling for me to stop. I already had a head start
were circulating about the founders of Sunset Corp, Blaine Daniels and Jorda
o achieve with this, but I brushed
arget's workplace, knowing he was a regular there. I took a seat near his
ng better since this whole thing s
orkful of pasta to my lips when I felt my skin tingle. I glanced up to see h
embered the way I'd been entrapped by his
e he'd come with and walk up to my table,
ated to me, amusement lightening the
at across from me. "It's y
period of time. "I'd wondered if I'd ever see
so quickly. I was in shock. I just wanted to be back in my home, where it was safe." I i
really grateful to you. I might not be here if it
. "That isn't n
. Blaine
imply in the right pl
that made me look
nk it's fair if you just c
don't need to do
or you in return. At least let me pay for your lunch." As he said this,
sh and draining my glass of water. "It was really nice se
and walked o
I walked into the midday pedestrian crowd, but i
robbing me of my lunch, miss." Added to the
back to it. Why ar
ost my card. I think you jus
sed my pace, my eyes searching the crowd for one par
could only call for
me time he spotted me and s
attend to, Mr. Daniels, s
say you should
lowed his movement. I saw him pull out a gliste
the man's wrist. "What the fuck do you think you're doing
. The man looked up at us in alarm, then frantically started trying to yank his wrist out of m
nife. I could see him in front of us, although blocked by a sea of oblivious p
more space to run, I turned on the speed, my target not far behind me. We turned the c
my chest heaving from the exert
his breaths a bit
ap. I think we should turn back a
d id
led out his phone and made a call, thoug
r, then you were almost sliced open in a publ
the
you many thanks. How do you even spo
military for a while. We're tr
ess that explains the formality, t
d not
cident had started when a car pulled up and Jor
d. "I'm going to be late for w
had a feeling he might be able to see right throug
ou going to run off aft
with my boss." I flicked a glance in Jor
d. "At least te
that I needed to raise my voi
ee you later,
I didn't