CHAPTER 6 I stared at my reflection in silence stretching my ears to hear him thank her and walk into the kitchen. My stomach went from butterflies to twists and knots, making me feel sick and nervous.

CHAPTER 5 The walk back home was nice. Rain became a slow sprinkle and the sunrays shown through large clouds in the grey sky. It was a silent stroll for the first couple of minutes. The whirrs of cars

CHAPTER 4 Victor found us a nice two-person booth alongside one of the windows towards the back of this small café. The smell reminded me of a warm home with pinecones and pumpkin spice – fall preparation.

CHAPTER 3 My head is still so very clouded from the other day. I was so excited it was tempting to go earlier than I normally do! But Val would definitely ask what was up and I definitely didn’t feel like

CHAPTER 2 It has been two weeks since that encounter with the beautiful, mysterious man at the library. Normally, I would have long forgotten about him by now, but there was just something different about

This ‘man’ wasn’t human – he couldn’t be. He was too perfect. Is this just a dream? CHAPTER 1 Rain dribbled from the fluffy dark clouds that blanketed the sky of St. John, Washington. The color tone was