Chapter 132

Right then, Michael was staring at Cassandra lying on the bed, his dark eyes brooding, his mind stuck on that name-Zeke. Ever since she left a year ago, he'd been digging into whoever this "Zeke" was. Over the years, he'd kept tabs on almost everyone around her. So how the hell did someone like that slip past him? Where exactly had she met this person? He'd even combed through the names of every guy at her school-nothing. Not a single one had "Zeke" in the name. It drove him nuts. For days after, he was too pissed to go see her. Still, deep down, after what happened that night, he'd already decided-she was his. When the search for Zeke turned up nothing, he decided it was time to go to the Tates' and formally propose. But he'd waited too long. By the time he showed up at their place, Cassandra was gone-and she'd completely wiped her trail. Even her dad had no clue where she was. Said she'd just told them she was going abroad to study and would be back when it was time. That was it. She