Noah:
She disappeared around the corner. I wanted to run after her, but I stopped. There was no need. She was bound to me by our contract. She could run, but she knew deep down that she couldn’t escape me easily.
My phone buzzed in my pocket, and I rolled my eyes. I knew it was just a matter of time before he called.
“Hey, Humph…”
“Did you find her? Where the hell is she?”
I took a deep breath. I was expecting this already.
“I found her. She was in the library…”
“Good. Get her back here now! God help me! That girl is as stubborn as they come, a f*****g thorn in my side.”
“Right,” I sighed, “I can’t bring her to the apartment. She… ran away.”
The silence was thick through the phone. My hands raked through my head at the uncomfortable silence on the other end. When Humphrey was q
