But I didn’t know how to explain any of that.”
Megan’s POVE
My phone buzzed around midnight.
No name. No message. Just a video file.”
I opened it.
The footage was from a sidewalk camera. Outside a café. Street view. No sound.
I saw Mellan first. She was pacing back and forth early, looked around, checked her phone. She was waiting. Then Elijah walked in.
He looked uncomfortable. Caught off guard.
She walked straight up to him. Smiled. Talked.
She hugged him.”
It wasn’t a quick hug. It was slow. Like she didn’t want to let go.
Her hand stayed on his back. Then slid down, holding for just a second too long.N
He didn’t hug her back.
But he didn’t step away either.”
He just stood there.
She said something else. Then she walked off like nothing happened.
I watched it again. Slower this time.”
His hands didn’t move.
His eyes looked down.”
Chapter 12
She touched him like she knew she had room to.%
Then a text came in.!
He didn’t stop me. Think about that.
No sender.
But I didn’t need one.
I stared at the screen.
Then I saved the video.
And I knew what I needed to do next.
