Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 78

"You had no way of knowing who he was until you probably saw him lying next to me, and so it brought back those bitter memories. So somehow, I should be sorry for that...After all, he killed your fiancée..." I felt it hurt her to say that. "What was then will remain then, in the past. Neither you nor I can change it," I said without letting the sadness nestle in her soul. Then I turned to her and clasped her hands. They were sweaty and slightly shaky. "And most importantly, baby, we have each other. All other burdens will pass." 

It did me a lot of good to hear her talk like that. As each day passed, I felt her love growing more sincere. But I…

"I feel so fulfilled with you here. Too bad we'll have to go back tomorrow. In conclusion, let's make the most of the time we have left." I helped her up and, just like children, we let go of what we felt the most, and that was our happiness. 

I started chasing her all over the beach. Her laughter was magical, and I loved seeing her like that. She deserved all the best in the world. We hugged and walked on the sand almost all evening. She never seemed to get tired. And it was like she was back in her childhood, laughing and giggling with all her perfect being. And I was the only witness to this happiness.

The sun set slowly and found us having dinner in our little cottage. It was cozy and inviting, and having Rebecca here made it perfect. I admired her for her strength, her way of being, and the way she handled this difficult situation. Because it really was knowing what she knew about me. Watching her do simple, natural things, like the way she ate or how she rested her hand on her cheek and contemplated everything that was beautiful, made me realize how lucky I was. I had the most incredible woman by my side.

It wasn't until I realized how late it was that we retired to our room. Rebecca fell asleep immediately, as she was exhausted. Just as I was closing my eyes, my phone rang. I quickly pulled away so as not to wake her. 

"Dominic, are you asleep?" The truth was, it wasn't very late, but for Declan's phone, it certainly was. 

"Well, and if I was sleeping, now I'm not," I replied, amused and at the same time frustrated with the hour he was calling me. "Did something happen?" There followed a pause that puzzled me. "Declan?" 

"Okay, I'll tell you, but promise me you won't panic and promise me you won't cancel your vacation for something we don't know for sure," Already Declan was talking nonsense and I couldn't understand anything. The fact was that our vacation was over, anyway.

"Declan, whatever you say, tomorrow Rebecca and I will be back. So, stop stalling and just say it!" 

He definitely had something serious to tell me or he wouldn't have called me so late. 

Dominic's story

I've barely been able to sleep since my conversation with Declan. Zack was up to something and now he had accomplices. What was worse, those accomplices were from Declan's circle. I was still wondering what Barnett was doing in the clinic?

What was more important was that Rebecca was under no circumstances to find out.

We only had time to sip our coffee, and we were off to the airport. I so wanted to see Declan today to try to unwind Zack's visit. 

"Are you sure you're okay, love?" suddenly asked Rebecca as she found her seat on the plane. I could hardly mask my concern, and she seemed to realize that something was wrong. Lucky for me, I could blame our quick departure.