Chapter Forty: A Budding Romance.
Her voice finally found expression.
"Cruz..." she began, exhaling sharply.
"Can you please clear my confusion... I feel like I have been in an alternate universe since the other night? First, we were being attacked at the alley ... And then, that was the last thing I remember... then we were safely in my apartment... The next thing, you got my mom a job with BlueShield Apartments, I mean, the BlueShield... Then today we were being chased on the freeway by strange people who were shooting at us or at you—I'm not sure...and suddenly the chase ended... And now, we are in a penthouse worth more than a hundred grand...How..."
As Lima spoke, the calmness of her voice sent a sensation through Cruz.
His proximity to her on the couch made her scent permeate hi
