ALARIC had some business in a downtown one afternoon. And they met by accident. Or at least, that was what Alaric told himself. Hindi naman niya inaasahang makikita doon ang dalaga.
Rica had just exited a co-working building downtown, and her laptop was slung over one shoulder with her hair loosely tied back. Mukha lamang siyang simple. Too simple for someone whose coding skills could dismantle entire system and infrastructure, but Alaric had learned long ago that the most dangerous people rarely looked the part.
Nakasandal siya sa kaniyang sasakyan nang makita niya si Rica.
Napatigil siya. That familiar pull stirred in his chest again. The same inexplicable awareness he always felt whenever Rica was nearby. Almost the same feeling when he was with Reese, too.
Napansin naman siya n
