Chapter One
ZEKE
Five days of being locked up inside the house and no way to really know what’s going on or what to do was too much for me.
So, instead of letting me go back to the normal cafe that I work at, Clay has allowed me to work at one of the cafes that I haven’t worked at before. At least that’s some measure of safety… I guess.
It doesn’t help that Clay will be babysitting me all day while I work here… But again, that’s the price of being protected. That’s the price I’m going to have to pay for wanting to get out of the house and not being locked inside.
Nathan pushes open the door of the cafe and looks up, smiling at me.
My heart flutters and I quickly go over to him. “You’re not supposed to come here.”
“I’m just here for a moment. Don’t worry, I’ll leave soon.” He steps c
