Ian caught the tie clip with a confused expression. "Mr. Salvador, what's this?"

Justin closed his eyes for a brief rest, loosening the knot of his tie, yet he still felt its stifling weight.

"Something from Clarice."

"Oh! Some random trash from that woman? No thanks!" Ian scoffed, tossing it away immediately. "I've got a girlfriend. I don't need misunderstandings."

"A girlfriend?" Justin asked, eyes still closed, brows slightly furrowed.

"Yeah, Rachel."

Justin frowned. "She's of age now?"

Ian laughed, exasperated. "She's a college student, Mr. Salvador. Do you really think I'm a monster?"

Justin's mind drifted back to the time he and Bella had helped save a girl named Rachel Meads. Fragments of that memory flashed in his mind, but then lan's voice broke through his thoughts.

"Mr. Salvador, look!"

the sight before him made his heart skip a

white light, her dark hair whipped around in the wind, as if it might carry her away

car door and walked toward her, one

him with a faint smile, calm

her cheeks were flushed from the cold. She must have been waiting outside

to utter a single word. He remembered she hated the cold. Whenever it got chilly, she

his concern. She did not seem to mind his silence and just quietly

together. "We can

keeping a slight distance that felt respectful

tactfully exited the car to

birthday." Bella broke the

Justin replied, glancing at her from the corner

he was about to say, "I don't need a gift," Bella spoke again, catching him

remember what you

voice low.

to keep that

gaze smoldering with intensity. "Tomorrow at 3:00 p.m., I

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