"enola?" tewkesbury knocked on the door.
tewkesbury waited a moment before opening it.
"enola...? can we talk...?"
enola slowly nodded.
they waited a second.
"i'm sorry"
"i'm sorry"
enola furrowed her eyebrows. "what are you sorry for? tewkesbury i shouldn't have yelled at you."
"no... i'm sorry for not letting you... i just want you to be safe..."
"i know you do... tewkesbury i know you worry... and you have a right to... this job is... but i need to stop him, before he kills anyone else..."
like you.
tewkesbury nodded.
"i know... love i know..." tewkesbury cupped her cheek as he used his other hand to move her hair away.
"i just want you to be careful..."
"i will, i promise." enola swore.
tewkesbury smiled before enola kissed him sweetly.
"mmm!" tewkesbury yelled in surprise.
enola cupped the back of his head before they pulled away.
"you know i love you... right? i don't want to worry you tewkesbury..." enola said shaking her head.
tewkesbury nodded. "i know... i also know you will survive this. i know it." tewkesbury caressed her face.
enola smiled and kissed his nose.
"so... what's the plan?" tewkesbury asked.
"use me as bait."
"no!"
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they were using enola as bait.
tewkesbury and jo watching from a distance.
"so you're like... courting enola?" jo asked.
tewkesbury blushed.
"i'll take that as a yes."
"you know if you hurt her i'll find you." jo said with her arms crossed. smiling.
tewkesbury raised his eyebrows before speaking up.
"i won't hurt her!"
"then we won't have a problem then will we?"
"can you pay attention, march?"
"can you stop talking like an old man?"
"an old man?!"
"yeah you're talking like meg..."
"if you must know—"
tewkesbury yelled as benjamin suddenly appeared behind him and punched him in the face.
tewkesbury groaned as blood poured down his nose.
"not again..."
"tewkesbury!" jo screamed.
"HEY!" jo jumped on the back of benjamin.
"ENOLA RUN!" jo struggled to say.
enola's eyes widened she she started running in her direction.
"NO YOU'RE RUNNING THE WRONG WAY!"
benjamin tossed jo off of him making her fall hard, knocking her out.
YOU ARE READING
The Only Exception,' Holmesbury
Mystery / ThrillerWhen a certain young detective gets curious about her late father, she goes on a hunt to find more about her father, but as always trouble finds her, but hey at least she has her lord boy.
