“So, this is where you have been hiding. Hiding from your reality,” Nathaniel calmly said, his grip still securing her.

But Chloe couldn’t reply. The view of his emotions, which viciously teetered between worry, joy, anger and sorrow, and even surprise, made her frightful.

She didn’t expect that he would find her. She was sure she had done a great job of hiding very well.

“Do you plan to stare at me for so long with these teary eyes of yours?” he asked, his lowered voice pulling ...