Aubrey's POV This was what I wanted, to leave the place where I was confined. The place I felt like he was watching each of my movements, but why was I missing it now? That hot gaze sent a tingle down my spine and made me feel so safe. Why was I missing the warmth of his embrace? And that smile of his, the one that makes me weak in the knee. Why do I feel like I shouldn't be here like I am in the wrong place? I bumped into an old woman and apologized immediately. She shot me a glare and walked away muttering something that I couldn't catch. I sighed before looking for a place to sit. I spotted a cafe shop not far from where I stood and walked over. A bell jingled as I closed the door. The tantalizing smell of coffee beans teased my nose making my mouth water. Only a few people were occupying the place. I went to the table at my left not far from the door and overlooking the busy street. I sat down and looked outside the big window. People walked past their various workplaces, ca

Aubrey's POV " Are you kidding me?" Alexis asked in surprise after I finished telling her what transpired between Miss Bella and me." She is beautiful, why does she want a married man?" She asked me. I shrugged, " I don't know. I was in complete shock when she told me." I replied and shook my head to get rid of the image of the venomous look Bella had. " She threatened me." "There should be a way for us to report this to the school." She said and placed her hand on her waist. " What do you say?" She asked.I shrugged, " I don't think she will follow through with her threat. She might have said it in the heat of anger." I replied. I was surely going to report but I didn't want Alexis to be aware of it. Alexis shook her head in disbelief at my statement, " I don't believe you. That wasn't a mistake it was a very intentional statement. Who knows what she is capable of? What if she fails you? Make you resit exams continually or send people after you? What if she tries to attack you?"

Aubrey's POV " Are you okay? Aubrey? Aubrey?" Alexis hit my arm, and I snapped back to the present. " Yeah, yeah, I'm fine.""You are far from fine. Why did you space out like that?" She asked and I didn't say anything. " Are you sure that you're okay?" She asked me. Her face filled with concern. " Yeah, I'm good. I just need to make some calls." I told her and she nodded, her gaze fixated on me in concern. She didn't believe me but I didn't have the time to convince her." Okay," She replied and I walked a few steps away to be out of ear shots." Hello, Josh." I called the first person who came to my mind. He was the best person to inform. It was you direct to be a coincidence, " I think I have a stalker." I told him. " You don't say." He replied. Then I narrated everything that had happened, " What do you think?" I asked him. He sighed, "I should have known. I told him that it was a terrible idea." He said and I scrunched my brows. " Told him what? Known what?" I probed. " I

Aubrey's POV The doorbell rang and we looked at each other for a minute before walking out of the room. I peeped through the hole and saw him standing outside my apartment. The one who has been on my mind since I returned. It was foreign seeing him again in the flesh. I knew this was not the time to drool but I couldn't help but admire his new haircut, he had a parting in the sides and I turned. " Your father." I mouthed to Ellie. Alexis walked out of her room with a cup in her hand, and she stopped in her tracks when she saw us staring at each other. "What's up?" She asked and we shook our head. Actually, I did, while Ellie kept staring at her as if she knew her before. No one was speaking and I jumped when I heard the knock again. " Why aren't you answering the door?" Alexis inquired while looking at me in curiosity." Nothing, it's probably one of those pranksters" " What if it isn't?" Alexis asked me and I shrugged. How was I supposed to explain Mr. Knight's appearance to

Aubrey's POV It was almost like deja Vu except that I was alert this time experiencing 't my heart was thumping strongly. I looked into a pair of mocha eyes—impassive and trained on whatever object he saw behind me. He shook his head slowly at me. "Don't move." He mouthed and I heard a gunshot. It was then my heart kicked into overdrive. What did he mean by me not moving? He pulled me closer to his side and I crashed to the ground. My thoughts; We are in an open space, I could get killed! I was going to die and leave my sister behind. Was this how I was going to die?" Run behind that car." He instructed and pulled out a gun from his pocket and handed it to me. " Can you shoot?" Another gunshot rang in the air and the bullet landed beside me. My heart left my body at this point. This wasn't a dream, I was in the midst of a shooting spree and I could lose my life. Adrenaline rushed through me and I ran tow