HUNTER & PREY DUET #1
Alessia Amato has everything any girl could ever wish for. Money, fame, and beauty. So why is it that she's always missing something? Every time she thinks she's found the seed a romance might grow out of, something snatches it...
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"What the fuck?!"
"What? What happened?" Mia says from beside me.
We're sitting on the couch in my apartment, about to eat the takeout. The mouthwatering aroma fills my nose but I'm too shocked to even glance at the food.
"Wha-? Why...? What the fuck?" I repeat, confused.
"Sia, tell me what's going on." Mia scoots nearer to take a look at my phone.
"Why is Lessie with him?" I wonder out loud.
I stare at the photo of Lessie that Liam just posted. Lessie in his living room. Head tilted, tongue showing. God, he's so cute. The caption says only the best apartments for the best. Andre's already commented only the goodest boys get the best apartments. What is going on?
Has Liam adopted Lessie? Stolen Lessie? Maybe this is AI? I can't wrap my head around this.
"Is that Lessie?" Mia asks.
"Yes."
"And we're shocked because...?" The woman sounds as confused as me.
"Because we took him to the shelter."
"Why would you do that?" She furrows her brows.
I look at the blonde woman's pretty face, my own dead serious. "I stole him from a monster."
"Well then it's a good thing that Liam adopted him, right?" She tilts her head, not surprised by the fact that I admitted to a crime.
"But why now?"
"Maybe he's feeling lonely." Mia shrugs.
My brows furrow. Does he feel lonely without me? As much as I do without him? Does he feel this painful loneliness pressing down on him, making it hard to breathe? That doesn't make me feel better, it makes me feel even worse.
I'm silent for a moment. "Maybe..."
I like the post. A weird feeling overcomes me. It's as if I'm an empty shell, longing for something... Something that I once had. I feel as if I'm far away from home. Like I'm not where I'm supposed to be. Is this nostalgia? It feels awful.
I want to be there with them. Cuddle with them. Kiss Liam, play with Lessie. Feel their warmth, which somehow flows into my heart and makes me smile. Have their comforting scent surround me.
Me: Can we meet?
🐾
Ex Hubby</3: I'm here.
I slowly breathe in and then out.
"You look great." Mia encouragingly tightens her hold on my hand and lets go. "You've got this." She winks.
