Second Chance-In the mist Book 1 novel Chapter 79

"I'm fine, I guess. I'm just sorry we had to leave Bali like that. But I promise we'll make time to come back."

"I'd like that too. I'm sorry we had to leave like this. But we'll have to get back to our business" 

"There's a big event coming up soon, my love, and I wouldn't dream of you not joining me." It was the launch of my new film, the romantic drama. It's going to be the event of the year.

Rebecca's face turned from melancholic to curious.

"What event are you referring to?" 

"The release of my new film," I replied proudly as yet another project came out of my hands. 

"Oh wow, I forgot. Sorry, love! Yeah, I'll come with you. How could I not? Again, sorry, it slipped my mind. Seems like something important is coming from my line of work, too. Fashion week is coming up in New York and I'll have to find a location and take care of all the details. I'm going to be so busy. But not too busy that I won't be joining you at the premiere of your film." 

"Then it means we're even. I had forgotten too. If there's anything I can do to help, just let me know." 

"At the moment, I can't think of anything, but if I run into difficulties along the way, I'll look you up. I'd like to get Eve involved. What do you say? She must be so lonely." Bringing Eve into the discussion reminded me of Zack and the fact that he was closer to us than ever. I still didn't know his plans, and it was driving me crazy. But maybe it was good that Eve stayed around Rebecca more and, by definition, around me. That way, I could protect her better. Zack hadn't found out who she was yet, but when he did, he'd want revenge. 

"I think it's a great idea. Two minds like yours could help you with the event you have."

The flight to New York was uneventful and as soon as we arrived on American soil, I realized how many problems were waiting for me. First of all, I had to find an excuse to miss a few hours to talk to Declan. 

We went to my place and had some more coffee. It was almost noon. 

"I was thinking exactly the same thing" And adding nothing else, we walked out of the clinic straight into the underground car park. Both he and I took the cars and drove to the pub entrance. Only we didn't opt for the one next to the hospital but for another one a few streets away. It was hard to find a place where you could be sure no one was spying on you. 

"It's my first time here, so we don't know anyone and no one knows us. I bet you don't frequent places like this either." The location was a bit sloppy, very secluded and very little populated. 

"It's for the best, because what I heard those two talking about worried me, honestly," Declan started, but paused for a few seconds while the waiter took our order. They served us two coffees and scrambled eggs with vegetables. I had eaten nothing so far, and I was starving.

I urged him with my stare to continue. "I honestly don't know what Zack could possibly have to do with Dr. Swan, but I'm pretty sure the cardiologist isn't human anymore. And that's probably because Zack needs him" 

If that was indeed the case, then we had bigger problems than I would have imagined. If Zack started turning people into werewolves just to make them obey him, then his plan was more serious than I thought. 

"That's not good, Declan. It would be very dangerous if this was Zack's game. To simply turn people into his servants. And we still don't know for what purpose."