. Sylvia's P. O. V We arrived at Skyler's place moments later. Walking into her apartment, she gestured is to the living room while she offered to bring us a glass of water. I sat, resting my tired limbs. Today has been a long day. Placing the glass of water in front of us, she went to sit opposite us. " Thanks." I muttered before gulping my water down. " You're welcome." She replied, smiling lightly. I returned it, returning the cup. " So..." She began, rubbing her palms together. " What's happening?" " Tasha is back." I replied despondently. Skyler furrowed her brows. " Tasha? Who's Tasha?" She asked. " She's Alex's ex." Patrick offered. " They dated sometime in highschool and when he broke up with her, she left to God knows where. Now she's back and she came with hell." " Wow.... That's bad." Skyler muttered. " It will get worse. She tried to kill me on my way out and now that am gone, only God knows what she'll do." I added. " Does the police know about this? " She ask

Skyler's P. O. V " Hello there. I'm Natalie. Natalie Maddox. " She said, shaking my hands. I smiled, releasing it. " Hi, Natalie," I said and she grinned. " Just call me Natty. " " Oh... Right. Just call me Sky then." I said and we chuckled. I instantly liked her. Sobering up, she continued talking. " You said you needed a detective?" " Oh no, I don't. She does." I said, glancing at Sylvia who waved. " Hello, I'm Sylvia." " Hi, Sylvia. Nice to see you." " Who's he? " Ariana piped up, pointing at Patrick. " Your boyfriend?" " Ariana!" Natalie muttered, giving her a disapproving look. I breathed in, smiling nervously. " No. He's my boss." I replied. " His name is Patrick." " Then... What's he doing here then?" Ariana asked, her gaze moving from me to him. " She forgot to mention that I'm also a friend of theirs," Patrick Spoke up, " Oh... That makes sense then." Ariana mumbled. "Now that the introductions have been done, can someone please tell me what the problem is?

Alex's P. O. V " What did you say?" I repeated, my voice so low it was barely audible. She nodded, smiling wistfully to herself. " Yeah... I want you to introduce me to your parents." " Why should I introduce you? Even if I wanted to, as what? " " As your fiance of course! " She said aloud and I scoffed, a wry smile forming on my face. " Really? My fiance?" " Yes. Isn't it amazing!" She asked, making to touch me but I jerked away from her, standing up. " Tasha? Are you insane? How am I supposed to do that?" " The same way you introduced me to them as your girlfriend back in high school. Come on Alex, it can't be all that hard." " When am I supposed to do this?" " Tomorrow." She announced. " Tomorrow!? Wha-why?" " The earlier the better." She muttered, smiling. My face deepening to a scowl, I muttered through gritted teeth. " I can't do it." She paled, her eyes widening in shock. " What do you mean you can't do it?" I was going to start arguing when I stiffened, reme

Alex's P. O. V Arriving at my parents house moments later, I rushed in, my head in a frenzy. " Mom! Dad!? Where are you?" I called out, looking around. Hazel just stared at me, a confused look on her face. " Where's dad?" I asked and she shrugged. " I don't know." " Mom! Where are you?" I called out, louder this time. She came to the living room moments later. " Alex... Why, what are you doing here?" " I came to see you? Where's dad? " " Uhmm... He went out. Why do you ask? " " Can you call him up, I want to hear his voice. " " O-okay... " She muttered and brought out her phone, calling him. The phone rang for some time, with no one picking up. " He's not picking up." She said and I gulped, my heart pounding. " Try again. " I muttered, my voice thick. " I've tried again. He's really not picking up. This never happens. " She muttered to herself. Glancing at me, she continued "What's going on? " " I don't know..." I trailed off, running a hand through my hair. " Whe

Author's P. O. V Natalie and Ariana walked out of the airport, on their way to board a taxi. On the way, Natalie began a conversation. " But seriously though... Are you sure this is going to work?" She asked, glancing at Ariana who shrugged. " Trust me Natty, have I ever given you a bad plan? " She asked and Natalie raised her brow at her. " I don't know Ari. But this sounds pretty dangerous if something goes wrong. " " Which is why it won't. Get everything in place and I'll take it from there. " " Okay.... " Natalie muttered, sighing.... Moments later, Natalie called up Alex who was at work. It took a while but he eventually picked. " Hey..." " Hi." " Alex, I'm in Oklahoma right now and I need you do something for me. " She said and Alex furrowed his brows. " What is that?" " Call Tasha up and send her to this supermarket. " She said, giving him the name of the supermarket. " Why?" " Just do It." " Okay...."