For not the first time within the hour, Rider Alston considered the repercussions of his actions. He wondered quite nervously when Hunter would return home from her trip to the grocery store, but it wasn't enough to stop him from looking into every single room of the house she stayed in. There wasn't more than 30 of them, but the house was spacious, so it took him a minute to reach the other doors that weren't so close to each other.
He was looking for the one that contained Cierra Speares, and he knew he didn't have much time.
Hunter didn't have to say specifically that she didn't want him anywhere near her; it was a given. Still, he had to see the woman. According to his "partner," it had been just over a month since she had gone missing, meaning Hunter had had her for as long. He hope
