Alicia stood by the window lost in deep thought. “I hope Carl found the parcel and Ethen has recovered by now.”
Suddenly she flinched when Blake stood behind her and wrapped his hand around her stomach.
“Don’t stare at this place for long. You might fall in love…” he whispered in her ear.
Alicia unwrapped his hand and took a step away from him. “Why not? I am going to stay here forever, isn’t it? So why can't I fall in love?” she questioned in astonishment.
“Because we are leaving this place. I came to tell you to get ready. We are leaving this place,” he said.
“What?” Alicia’s eyes widened in shock.
“You have fifteen minutes. We will be downstairs,” he said and left without any further clue.
“But… where are we going?” she questioned, glancing at his back.
“You will know when we ge
