From Ashes To His Embrace

rtment in Ohio. It was all glass and steel, with panoramic views of t

ity, as Blake's staff quietly tended to him. A doctor came and treated the bruises and cuts from the

office on the second floor, but he never saw her. She was a presence he f

ty glittered below, a sprawling galaxy of lights. He felt a profou

lass building, was the Navarro Corporation headquarters.

bright light. A woman and a man. They were close, the man's arm wra

nce, he knew. It was

, his hand clutching his chest as if to hold hi

e, his breath comi

face of his Issy. Her smile, the way her eyes would light up when she saw

ispered, her breath warm against his neck.

, the very man who had

sworn to him, her eyes fierce with a

ed him an escape, but there was no escaping the memories. They were a p

el bag, the only thing he had from his previous life, was in the corner. He kne

had written to him during their time together. Her handwri

one up a

arest

how handsome you are when you're focused, with that little smudge of g

ver

s

red. He couldn'

who wrote these words was gone, rep

e had to kill the ghost

mall, smokeless fireplace. One by one, he took the letters from the box and dropped

had given him for his birthday. He flicked

nto the basket when the i

in the lobby demanding to see you. She is accompanied by Mr. Jordan Navarro. They are causing a disturb

He walked to the interco

d of commotion. The voice returned, flustered. "Sir, they've forced their way past

d aloft-a master key likely swiped from the flustered security desk in the chaos. Jordan Navarro stood there,

drawled, his eyes locking onto

said, his voice l

rning old love letters? How pathetic. Trying to d

snatched a handful of the let

rdan's eyes scanned the page, and his smirk widened. "Oh, this is r

ottom of the page. The sign

irk vanished, replaced by a

t this?" he hisse

aid, his voice flat. "Before yo

hed back into rage. He crum

ck, twisted stalker!" He lunged at Elias

back. "Get out of

ed Ivy League veneer cracking to reveal the frantic jealousy

ing louder, more hysterical. He was a cornered animal,