Chapter 36: The Hunt Had Just Begun

Unease crawled beneath his skin and he felt as if he was stuck in a broken down lift. Caleb frowned and asked, "Why?"

"I will go and stay with her for a while. I need time to think and her house is going to be the safest. Y—you can drop me there," she replied. She seemed extremely unsettled. Saying that she stared at her screen and saw missed calls of… Nessa? Her mouth opened a little at the surprise. Why would Nessa call her? Was she going to apologize for what she did at her father's funeral? The thought filled her with a sweetness she had been looking for. She clutched the phone to her heart without realizing that tears were dropping from her eyes. Her breath became uneven as her chest rose and fell. Quickly she dialed Nessa's number. The phone was picked up on the third ring. "Nessa?" Elize said. "You called me?" her voice carried hope… and love. Her family remembered her. They called her.

"Yes, I called you," came Nessa's flat voice.