Chapter 2
Oliver
Ever wonder how long you have to spend watching someone before you feel like you’re a fucking stalker?
For me, it was four and half hours of surveilling Abby Walker. By the eleventh hour, I know the way she moves—cautiously despite her natural grace and strength. Thanks to the micro listening device I slipped into her friend’s bag, I know the cadence of her speech patterns. I know the way her honey-blond hair pulls free of her braid at the end of a long day. The way she toys with the curling end of the plait while she’s thinking.