Never Too Far Novel

Chapter 66

Chapter 66

The downpour didn’t look like it would stop anytime soon. Looking over at the man on the couch, Anastasia offered, “I’ll get you an umbrella right away.”

However, Elliot eyed her in mild amusement as he said matter-of-fačtly, “I’m staying here for the night.”

Stunned, she blinked at him for a moment and asked, “Why?”

“Because Jared needs me.” As if to make a point, Elliot stroked Jared’s head with his large palm like he was some kind of guardian deity, and the little one looked up at him with an imploring expression and begged, “Mr. Presgrave, Mommy and I are terrified of lightning and thunder, so can you please stay with us and keep us safe for the night?”

Anastasia immediately interjected, “Absolutely not, Jared. I’m more than capable of keeping you safe during the storm.”

“But you’re terrified of thunder too, Mommy!” Jared argued, mercilessly calling her bluff.

“I am not. I’m just—” She was about to make her case when the universe, determined to prove her wrong, called upon yet another bout of lightning that slithered past the sky and tore through the night. As always, this was followed by another violent clap of thunder.

She shuddered, flinching as she clasped her hands to her ears quickly.

Flushing, she mumbled through gritted teeth, “Bottom line is that you can’t stay here. It isn’t the

as soon as the thunder stops,”

nodded and said in resignation, “Fine, then. You can’t go back to your car anyway, what with the storm

and headed back into her bedroom. When she saw the undergarment that he had retrieved earlier, she was seized with the urge to kick herself. Of

raged on. There was even a weather alert that urged everyone to stay safe because it was likely that the thunderstorm would go on for the rest of

Surely I can’t let the man stay here for the whole night? If everyone finds out that we spent the night

exactly staying at the most accommodating of abodes. With the apartment’s limited space, she didn’t have

bathroom by his mother so that he could wash up for bed. A while later, Anastasia emerged from the room with a better part of her clothes splattered by bathwater. . Having settled Jared in the living room, she decided to hop into the bath

new message. Jared immediately grabbed her phone and keyed in the pin before reading the text. “It’s a message from Mr. Nigel!”

as it read, ‘Anastasia, are

so he set the phone down and busied himself with his Legos once more. Elliot

‘You know I’m just worried about you and Jared, Anastasia. I’ll come over right now,

can’t. It isn’t suitable for you to drop by

at your place plenty of times while we were

as he thought, Which base did they get to? Have they

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