The Stranger's Game

ake off the feeling that they were being watched. She

ing the barista if she knew anything about the stranger.

scription. But I can ask my cowo

sta asked her coworkers. After a few minutes,

d," she said. "She said he's been coming in here for a fe

ed. "That's him. Do

she's seen him talking to someone else once or twice. She didn't get a good loo

and what did she have to do with the stranger

ou think?"

're getting close to something. Let's ke

se of determination. She was going to get to th

ted for a moment before answering, wondering if

, trying to keep

the other end of the line. "Ariana

skipped a beat.

ead, it said, "Meet me at the

other end of the line, and what did they want from her?

do?" Aria

to figure this out together," she said. "Let's go

dation. What would happen at midnight?

. The moon was full, casting an eerie glow over the deserted streets. Aria

adows. It was the stranger from earlier that day. He was dressed in a

voice low and smooth. "I did

as rising up inside her. "I'm not alone," she sa

ment, Ariana thought she saw a glimmer of surprise.

ppose it doesn't matter. My

wed. "What do you w

I want to show you something," he said.

What did he mean? And what could he possi

chel to follow him. Ariana hesitated for a moment, unsure of what to

is eyes scanning the surroundings as if he was always on the lookout for something. She felt

ed abandoned, but Zayn seemed to know exactly where he was going. He led them inside, a

she asked, her voice b

into the building, stopping in front of a door

ice low and mysterious. "This

a room filled with computers and surveillance equipment. It looked like

he asked, her voi

h amusement. "This is where the truth be

And what truth was he talking about? She looked a

yping on one of the computers. The screen flickered to life

a asked, her voice b

at's someone from your past," he s

son on the screen? And what did they have to do with her? She felt a sens

ock. She couldn't believe what she was seeing. It was somet

ect her life? Ariana's questions would have t