Chapter 2

After leaving my father's mansion, I settled in a small town in New York. It was far away from where my dad could find me which made it better.

I was driving down the street , when I saw an entirely different setting to what I was used to. Growing up, Scarlet and I were never really allowed to leave the mansion except on outings.

I was driving rather slowly to take in the view of my new neighborhood. When suddenly, a woman with her hood up ran passed the car.

I couldnt react quickly enough, then I lightly tapped her with my car and she stumbled to the ground with the content of her bag falling across the street.

I helped her gather it and the took it and left quickly, not even giving me time to apologize to her. That was when I spotted a blue notebook with her name engraved at the bottom.

"Addison Reeds" I muttered to myself when my hand suddenly started shaking. It was my mother's name. Both name and Maiden name.

The horn from the car behind mine snapped me out of it and I quickly ran into my car and drove away.

When I got to my house, I took out my phone and dialed the number that was on the back of the book if lost. It went straight to voicemail.

I was so tempted to open it but I eventually snapped out of it and started unpacking.

The next morning, i woke up very early around 6am and started jogging. As I was doing so, I noticed a woman at the back following me.

Everywhere I turned, she turned as well. To the point I was so angry I started running faster and faster until she couldn't catch up anymore.

That was when I heard a familiar but irritating voice call out my name while she was gasping for air. I looked back only to see that I was Regina.

I was about to turn back and keep jogging but she stopped me and started touching me in an unpleasant manner.

"Why the hell are you following me and how did you even find me" I said frustrated while taking her hands off me.

"Your dad overheard you telling Scarlet where you are on the phone and he sent me to you" she said in the high pitched tone I hated to much.

"Why would he send you" I asked. "To make you see that we belong together Luther" she said while grabbing me.

I gently pushed her away. "I don't know why in the world you think we belong together, but I never want to see you anywhere near me or this neighborhood or else, I will file a restraining order." I said and left.

It isn't like I hated her, I just didn't like how desperate she was and how determined she was to make me her's. I recall having a girlfriend when I was 16, only to hear that Regina cut off a big chunk of her hair while she was sleeping. That was the moment I started resenting her.

I started jogging towards my house when my phone started vibrating in my pocket. I look at it only to see it was the girl I hit with my car. Calling because of my missed call.