17: The Call

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'SHE'S OUT.'  Jace's eyes opened just as fast as he sprang out of bed. He couldn't care less about the satin blanket that glided off him and fell on the floor. More so, his nakedness when he strode to the balcony door.  He was cautious when he pressed his back against the wall, making sure that no one would see him on that corner. The air was cold, and so were the bricks behind him, but then that was none of his concern. Discreetly, he looked at the small carport before their house. He winced to focus his gaze on the shadow below.  Confirmed. Kimberly was already out, tiptoeing her way to his car as fast as she could. Behind her was her oversize luggage. Her movements were calculated and careful, graceful with the light steps of her bare feet on the cold sand. She was moving like those

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