“Where are you? Commander Harris is expecting us at his dinner party tonight. I’m coming to pick you up,” he casually said.
“Excuse you! What makes you think I’m coming with you? Hell no.”
I quickly hung up and blocked him.
His audacity got a bit under my skin and I forgot I was still with someone.
“Your boyfriend?” The assessor asked with a smile. His tone was now more casual.
However, there was something in his eyes that made him look insincere.
I didn’t want to dwell too much on it, so I simply replied, “No.”
An awkward air suddenly floated around us and I pulled whatever came to mind to disperse it.
“I take it I passed your assessment. How long will it take to complete the integration process?”
“You seem eager to leave. Why?”
I didn’t know how to respond to him. He seemed overly interested in my personal life, and I took it quite personally. It must have shown on my face.
“Don’t misunderstand, Miss Foster. It’s all part of the protocol. You’re soon going to undergo a three-month-long closed reinforcement training. We needed to know if there’s anything that could distract you,” he said, smiling as he stood up to organize his documents.
As he passed by me, I caught a glimpse of his ID.
“Liam Ross.”
The name looked familiar, but I couldn’t place it.
With only a few hours left before the Commander’s party, I hurriedly left the headquarters and caught a cab to another sector. I’ve done a lot today that I’m almost spent, but I couldn’t miss my most respected mentor’s special event.
At the venue, I walked as fast as I could, hoping I made it on time, but as I opened the door to the private room, I didn’t know I would be in for a surprise.
My eyes locked with Liam Ross’s intense gaze from the far corner of the room. Then, there was Cathy, clinging to Calvin’s side at the next table.
“Hi, Ava! I happened to tag along with Calvin. Since we all knew each other, you wouldn’t mind us sitting together, would you?”
I ignored Cathy. Much as I wanted it to be deliberate I just couldn’t break my gaze away from Liam. I had this nagging feeling inside that seemed to pull me toward him. Have we not met before?
