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LUKE'S POV.
"We appreciate your coming down here, and we hope you have a safe trip back to Chicago." Mr. Layman said, with a bow, and I nodded, looking over at the other executives.
"Our plans should go as discussed. I will not be coming back here for anything. Remember to do everything as I have told you." I said, letting my voice carry through the room.
"It will be as you want it. Alpha Howard."
With that, I turned away, leaving them in the conference room. Finally, it was time to leave. The little town was really bad. Even electricity wasn't constant. At the hotel I stayed at, several blackouts had happened while I was busy working, and I'd had to resort to using my phone's torch. I'd never missed anyone as much as I missed Ariana in those days, and it had been so hard to stop myself from cutting the whole thing short to go back to see her.
But finally, I was leaving.