Kyran’s brows began to furrow as Deirdre asked gently, “Hmm? Who was it?”

“I don’t know. Must be one of those telemarketers. I’m gonna answer it for a bit.”

He rose and started toward the balcony. Unfazed, Deirdre resumed talking with Declan for the rest of the dinner. When Kyran’s food was starting to grow cold, she noticed he had not returned.

Declan, perceptive as ever, could read Deirdre’s face. “It’s probably something from work. Since he hasn’t been in his office these days, he probably has a mountain of affairs to which he has to nod off.”

“Yeah. You’re probably right,” Deirdre replied with a quick smile as a heavy sense of dread and foreboding unfurled in her chest. The incident with the middle-aged woman earlier today seemed to foretell something bad to come.

A low rumble groaned from overhead. Glenna looked up from her meal and muttered to herself, “Is it gonna rain?”

“I think it is,” answered Declan. ‘The weather hasn’t been playing nice lately.”

Glenna looked alarmed. She snatched her bag and coat and made her way to the door.

“Oh no. Oh no! I got to go before it rains! Who knows how long this rain’s going to last? I still need to be at work by 7:00 a.m. tomorrow!”

her feet. “You know, you can always just stay the night here. We’ve got a guest room and clean

there’s still a document in there that I need to amend before tomorrow.” Glenna declined

coat from the rack. “My car’s right outside. I’ll drive you

completely out of Glenna’s expectations. “No,

shifted her eyes and added, “You should just continue your dinner. I don’t need anyone

an Uber now is not a good

vanished suddenly at the tail-end of his sentence. In fact, he sounded so commanding it was

toward Declan’s car and took the

smiled, but it did not reach his eyes at all. “Am I supposed to

at Deirdre by the door, and gnashed her

the sound of his car vanished into the distance before moving to close the door. It was then that a pair of hands suddenly wrapped themselves around

chin rested on her shoulder, close to her

toward him.” That was a long call. What happened?

brief silence, Kyran replied, “It’s nothing. It’s just

Declan had said. Curious, Deirdre replied, “Didn’t you say it was an unknown

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