again. Her security in his love is back. If he was willing to do that, the feeling has to be mutual.
What to do now? Alex walks into the house and see that not even a pillow was left unturned. They even took her clothes with them, maybe to use as evidence against Chris. She walks through the house to see what else they touched. A cologne she had bought for Chris two days before lay shattered on the ground. Alex doesn’t recognize the house that a few short hours ago was their home. Everything is in disarray and she flops down in the couch where he last sat and took in his scent.
“This isn’t how it ends, Chris. We are supposed to get our happily ever after. I don’t want to spend eternity alone, I want to spend it with you.” She says to the empty house.
Alex feels horrible that she made a non-existent woman disrupt her happiness. Jessica only exists in Alex’s mind. Why did the fact that he wants to find her to ensure that she is okay become a problem between them? There are times when she feels secure in his love, and other times when she feels like a burden, like he just keeps her around out of guilt and that shouldn’t be. She shouldn’t be having doubts about the love that they share. Though it hasn’t been a long time since they met, the sparks started flying soon after. They quickly became inseparable.
Alex turns her focus on how she can help him to escape the custody of the police without being noticed. Police stations are surrounded by cameras, this will take expert skill to pull off. She could get in and out without being seen, but he will more than likely be in a cell, with guards. What will she do when she gets in and pass the cameras, but has to stop to break the lock on the cell? The guards and cameras will definitely notice her there.
Alex has been to the police station once before to visit a friend. If she remembers correctly, the cells are to the west of the building and they have air vents that will allow him to pick up her scent and sense her if she stays there for a while. She could then tell him what to do quickly, so that the guards don’t hear them. If he is able to break the lock while she creates a commotion outside and distract them, then that should help. They can both escape quickly.
Alex gets up and repack what is left of their belongings. This will be the first place that the police will come when he escapes. If the bags are ready to go by the time they return, they can just leave for Detroit immediately. She packs his personal items, his favorite cups, straw, etc. and puts the suitcases at the back door. It will be difficult for her to move discretely if she has two, big suitcases in her hands.
She doesn’t pack much for herself because the police took anything that looked like it belonged to a woman. The clothes that she wore the night of her transformation is gone, along with everything else that she treasures. Every semblance of normalcy is gone, every trace of the life she lived as a human. She takes one last look around the house and dash off into the woods.
Chapter Four
At the police station, Chris is placed into an interrogation room. The room has just two chairs and a big, black desk. Three officers come into the room with him. One sits down in the chair across from him, while the others stand at opposite ends of the room.
Chris is worried about the glare of the light shining directly on him because he is sure that they are able to see the difference in his skin. While his hands and legs are covered, his face isn’t. He is sure that they notice that something isn’t normal about his skin. Their stares proves this to him. No one asks any questions, they are all just looking at him, wondering why he looks different from them.
Chris moves uneasily in the chair and remembers to pretend to breathe. Realizing that this is getting more uncomfortable by the second, he says. “So are you going to ask questions? I have told you before that I have nothing to do with any