CHAPTER TEN: THE PENDANT.

The next morning, I woke up tired. It was a Saturday morning. I did the normal morning routine and headed downstairs. I looked in the kitchen, Kate's mum is a goddess! The kitchen was sparkling. Kate's mum had cleaned the whole place up. She was also preparing breakfast,

"Kate, you're up, beautiful. Since you're not going to work today, you can spend time with your daughter." Kate's mum said delightedly. She was right, I haven't been spending time with Ad, it was always work every day on day.

"You could take her on a little mother-daughter bond walk, don't you think?" Kate's mum suggested.

"You can take her to the park. Plus, Sadie could tag along as well. Ad likes her." Kate's mum added.

"Great idea mum, I just hope she understands that I'm really busy," I said trying to convince Kate's mum why I haven't been spending time with Adelaide.

Soon Adelaide came downstairs to the kitchen, I and Kate's mum pretended like we were never talking. She was the prettiest girl I have ever seen.

"Grandma, mum, I made a new friend at school." She said cheerfully.

"Who's that my little princess." Kate's mum asked. She was happy for Adelaide.

"His name is Nunez," Adelaide said as she swung her hands around in the air.

"How did you two become friends?" I asked curiously.

"In class, he's new."

"How old is he?" I asked.

"Four."

"His dad gave me this, yesterday," Adelaide said. She removed the pendant around her neck and gave it to me. I opened it, and it read, daddy loves you. I was left aback, so I quickly showed Kate's mum the pendant.

"Oh my God. Ad, my little princess did this man touch you, did he say anything to you." Kate's mum asked. She was stupefied.

"Nope, he told me that I should be nice to Nunez." Adelaide sounded very peaceful, she didn't know what we knew.

"Ad, listen to me, never ever let that man touch you. Scream if he lays a finger on you." I said worriedly.

"But mum, he's not a bad guy. Is he?" Ad said. She was clueless!

"Enough questions Ad my dear, let's eat before everything gets cold." Kate's mum ordered. As we all ate, I told Adelaide that we would be going to the park today, she squealed for joy, she was happy,

"Is aunty Sadie coming with us?" She asked.

"Of course, she is," I said to her.

After breakfast, I called Sadie, I told her to come with us to the park,

"Sure, when do you plan on going?" Sadie asked.

"4 pm," I replied.

"Alright." She said. Then I ended the call. I couldn't stop thinking about what I read about Antonio. No wonder Kate never wanted him back in her life and near Ad.

I went to Kate's mum's room to discuss what Adelaide had told us.

"Do you think the man who showed up at her school was him?" I asked.

"It can't be. He must have sent someone. Ad knows her father. She would have told us she saw Antonio."

"Antonio came to see me yesterday." Kate's mum was shocked and afraid.

"What did he do to you? Where did you see him?" Kate's mum asked me as she touched me randomly.

"At the hotel. He tried making me enter his car, he told me we were going to see Ad. He must have seen her at school. He must have given her that pendant." I said adamantly.

"Oh gracious God, save us from this man." Kate's mum prayed.

"If Nunez is his son and he enrolled him in the same school as my daughter, then she has to leave. My daughter is not safe."

It was already 4 pm, Sadie came and we headed to the park. It was bright and a little bit sunny. Children were playing on swings, some were playing with their dogs, playing games, while others were in the pool. I held Adelaide by the hands. I did not let Adelaide out of my sight. We finally found a place to sit, I let Adelaide play with some of the kids in front of us. While I and Sadie watched her we discussed,

"Are you seriously thinking of withdrawing Ad from her school?" Sadie asked me.

"Antonio is a horrible man, I can't let him be near my daughter."

"Are you sure he was the one that gave her the pendant?"

"I don't know, whether it was a messenger or him, the fact still remains that in the end, he got to her. And he could do it again."

"Don't worry Kate, everything would be fine. We would get through this." Sadie assured me as she rubbed my hands to comfort me. Soon Adelaide ran up to us,

"Mummy, mummy, it's Nunez." I quickly got up to meet Adelaide.

"Where is he?" I asked. A very young lady approached us, and with her was a kid. I figured that'd be Nunez. Adelaide hugged Nunez and they were both laughing, they were happy to see each other. The lady brought out her hands to greet me,

"Hi, I'm Miranda."

At the utterance of the lady's words, my eyes widened. I brought out my hands to shake her, I smiled at her pretending like I did not know who she was. I had to tell her my real name. I couldn't risk telling her Kate's name.

"I'm Jordan." We exchanged pleasantries as we watched our children play together. I stared at Nunez for a long time. He looked like Antonio. I also had a long stare at Miranda, poor girl. She had long black hair, I could see that beneath those weary eyes she was a pretty young lady. She was just 14 when she gave birth to Nunez. I wondered how many more innocent girls Antonio did this to. We exchanged numbers before she left with Nunez.

Mr Simmons POV~

I was relaxing in my room, reading the daily magazines when I heard a knock. I went to the door and I opened it. It was the chambermaid, Kate really sent a chambermaid to my suite. I had already cleaned up my room by myself, so I told her to leave. I locked the doors and the windows, I was about to summon my Father, Lucifer.

"Father," I said as I knelt before him.

"Haden, you've done well these past days, but we're running out of patience. What is your next plan?"

"Father, it's been months since I came to earth. I have caused many deaths in hospitals, accidents on the highways, and even random shootings at different places in San Diego, all unnoticed, isn't that enough to get the Havens to send forth an Angel?"

"My son, that is why I said you have done well. They saw what you've caused. An Angel is here on earth to stop you, Angel Jordan."

"Do they know what I look like?"

"No, they don't. But they know you are in this city. But you on the other hand know who this Angel is."

"Father, I do not know who she is."

"You say she is a stranger to you. Son, do not lose focus, the fate of our lives depends on you." Lucifer said as he disappeared into thin air.

I thought about what my father said, who is a stranger to me. I couldn't quite wrap my head around it. Then I had a flash from my memory,

** "It's raining, I couldn't find a cab,"

** "Can't you walk home?"

** "Did you not just hear me, I said it's fucking raining."

** "So what do you want me to do, you wanna stay here! In what world do you live in, where you think strangers help other strangers? I don't know you Kate, and you don't know me. Go find somewhere else to stay for the night."

I jerked back into reality and I realized, Kate! She is Angel Jordan!