Malakai’s POV
She turned around, her frantic eyes meeting mine. I thought she’d stop when she saw it was me calling her, but she didn’t. It’s as if she looked right through me or didn’t recognize me. She turned back around, continuing her pace, but I couldn’t let her get away.
I watched like a hawk as she ducked into an alley, determined to follow. I reached where she turned, taking a deep breath before turning the corner. I saw her in the distance, but she couldn’t get far with the wall behind her.
“Marina…” I calmly called her, “It’s me,” I explained, and she stopped walking. I felt the tension leave my shoulders when she did. Good, she recognizes my voice.
“I don’t know you!” She turned, and I gasped seeing her face. She looked much thinner than before. Her petite frame used to ho
