The Runaway Groom

Chapter 264

Isaac entered, and asked, “You’re not sleeping yet? Did I wake you up?”

“No, I was waiting for you,” Irene replied. She got off her bed and gave him a hug, resting her face on his chest.

The move surprised Isaac, and he stiffened for a while before asking with a smile, “What’s gotten into you?”

“Nothing,” she replied. “Just wanted a hug.”

Isaac looked at her, “Let go. I’ll be back after a shower. I’m filthy right now.”

Irene tightened his embrace instead, gluing herself to

him.

“What is it?” Isaac asked quietly, feeling as if she was not

in her right mind.

Irene rubbed herself against his chest. “From now on, I’m your family wherever you go. I love you.”

His quiet voice turned raspy right then. “Really, now… What’s gotten into you?”

“Nothing. I just missed you and wanted a hug,” Irene

on the balls of her feet to kiss

and

he pulled away spoon enough.

take a shower.”

have hugged her back if it

lost interest in

by the thought. “Did you fall out

still was not touching her. “I saw a corpse on my way back. It’s bad mojo, and

wasn’t surprised, since as a doctor, she saw

went by without a patient passing

less

corpse? This late

for a while, before

Samantha.”

out for a long time at his answer, and thought that she was hearing

received this text giving me an address around 10:30, saying that I’d find her there. I brought my people along and headed there around eleven, where we found her dead on the scene. After that, we searched the area around and tried

a rat as well. “When Ricky was told

Tommy, it was the same thing: an

that can’t be

their

just want me to