Chapter 24. Can She Hear Us?

Jason’s POV

It wasn’t long before we done eating; I had learnt a lot in the time it took for us to finish our food, and I didn’t want the afternoon to end just yet; Archer and I wanted to know everything about Abbi and leave no stone unturned, but we knew that was impossible in one day. Thinking on my feet as I paid the bill thanking the staff, I held the door open for Abbi, following her out with Lizzy on my shoulders; thankfully, she had forgotten about meeting my ‘furry friend’.

“Do you know the town well?” I asked, tickling Lizzy’s feet as she played with my hair.

“I arrived a few days ago, and honestly, I would still be on the bench by the water fountain or in Alice’s house of torture if it wasn’t for Damien.” She answered, pulling her hair up into a bun; the second she stepped outside, the heat unquestionably getting to her, given her flushed skin. I walked behind her, distracting myself from the mention of her male friend by admiring the slender cream