"So, this is where you have been hiding from the world, hiding from your reality," Nathaniel calmly said, his grip still around her shoulders. 

As the emotions in his eyes alternated between concern and joy and perhaps anger, Chloe found it harder to bring words out of her mouth. 

She found it more surprising that he somehow found her. Just when she was certain she did a good job of running away from her life, he ended up locating her. 

"Are you going to keep staring at me with those teary eyes of yours?" he asked, the lowered tone of his voice pulling her heartstrings that she felt the urge...