She was the reason his oxfords screeched against the polished floors and echoed down the empty hallways. He bypassed elevators, hurried down flights of stairs, peeked through rooms and hallways to catch a glimpse of her.
She was gone. It was barely five seconds, but he couldn't find her. The poor girl must have run as fast as she could to catch a taxi out of that place.
Liam's footsteps slowed to a stop outside the main exit of the building, his breath coming out in faint puffs of mist in the chilly evening air. A gentle breeze swept through the area, ruffling Liam's jacket and causing it to flap lightly against his body as he gazed ahead at the cars zipping to and fro in the distance, their headlights cutting through the bustling dark like shooting stars.
"She was gone already. Only if
