Oded gaped at the man, rooted to the spot as a confident smirk curled on the guy's lips. Every fiber of his being screamed this approach was calculated—this stranger wanted something.
"Since when are we friends? Get lost!"
Dontaz sneered, only lowering his guard when the figure disappeared into the crowd.
"Boss, where to now?"
"Office. We're getting answers from that woman."
Time bled away unnoticed, the woman on her bed blissfully unaware of the gathering storm. Her fingers swiped through sketchy job postings on the tablet, pausing at a café server position with decent pay. Just as she reached for her phone—bang! Stella's call crashed the party.
"What now, princess?"
Silence. Then—a howl so loud and messy it could only be Stella. Alicia didn't need to look; her best friend was undo
