Chapter 21

My phone has been vibrating non-stop since being in the print and frame store. Ace is calling me.

‘Hi, babe,’ I answer.

‘Zurielle. Thank goodness. Jack and I were worried. Neither of you were answering our calls. The media are here. Are you ready to go?’

‘Yes. We’re ready.’

‘Whereabouts are you? Nolan and Mason are with us. They lost you.’

‘We’re hiding behind a large pot-plant in the food court so the media don’t see us.’

’Okay. We’re at the other end, near Target. Let's meet halfway.' Ace says, and we end the call.

I turn my head, and Hailey is gone.

'Hailey!' I whisper, looking for her. Hailey is crouching into a clothing store. She waves me over. I bob down, and run into the store with her. The media are near the giant plant we were just hiding behind. Random shoppers watch them and ask them what is going on.

'Ace Brightly and his fiance, Zurielle, are here somewhere.' The women swoon and squeal. 'Ace Brightly is here!' They scream, catching the attention of hundreds of shoppers w