He finally made it to Jayda, with the security guard on his heels. He stopped in front of her desk and stared at her white drawn face.
 ' Are you okay?' he asked.
' i am' she answered shakily.
' come on, let's get you home'
By then the security guard had caught up to him and all eyes were on him as everybody was wondering what the noise was all about. 
' sir, please you can not be here without proper authorization'
' i don't need any authorization. i need to see someone ' he yelled at him not taking his eyes off Jayda.
' come on baby let's go home' he said.
Jayda looked up at him sharply.
' sir please step out for a minute'
' my girlfriend is not feeling alright, and i am not leaving this place without her.' Jayda could not sit back anymore.
' Adrian its okay, i'm fine. Nothing happened, let's.... let's talk about this when i get off work huh'
He stared at her for a minute, she was clearly not in the mood to exchange words with him. 
He nodded, ' okay, fine. I'll wait outside. Just outside the door. If anything happens just call my name, I'll hear you.'
' okay. i got it'
He looked at her serious face. He finally leaned down and placed a kiss on her cheek. He looked at her unflinching face, and then turned and left with the security guard.
She looked around and saw everyone staring at her, even Miss Adkins was watching all that happened standing in her doorway.
' Stone, get in here' she said curtly.
Jayda sighed loudly, time for her to get her head yelled off.
' what was that about ?'
' i just wasn't feeling to well this morning, so he came to check on me'
' so he is your boyfriend yes ? '
' no, of course not. That was a just a silly lie. we have been good friends since high school'
she could see she did not believe her but there was nothing she could do about it. At this point she really did not care.
' well get back to work' she snapped at her.
Jayda left her office strongly restraining herself from yelling back at her.
Outside Adrian was losing his mind. That sly bastard, he thought. He would have to take care of him once and for all.
He took a quick look around, looked up to Jayda's office as though expecting to see her. He took off in the opposite direction with strong powerful strides, making his way to the motel he once shared with Rexy. He hoped that for Rexy's own sake he would be around when he came. He was not in a good mood at the moment and would not hesitate anyone who annoyed him further to pieces.
Rexy was in when he arrived. The place reeked of alcohol and cigarettes and Adrian had to force himself to stand.
' Cade that son a bitch, he is in town. I want you to find him and finish him'
Rexy was still mad at him.
' how is the hybrid doing ?' he asked that to annoy Adrian.
' find Cade or i will rip your heart out' Adrian said with finality.
He knew Rexy was no match for Cade but he would at least keep him busy for the time being.
What Adrian did not know was that Jayda had seen him leave. She wanted to see if he was there like she had always done and was surprised to see him leave, she saw his determined face and the way he was walking. Something was definitely up.
When she finished work later in the day, she met him right outside the main door. He had given her a hug and a reassuring smile. He had even stopped a taxi and paid the fare when they alighted.
She had not said a word to him and it was driving him crazy. She opened the door and went in with him following close behind. She poured herself a glass of water and gulped it down at once. Adrian watched her
' Jayda what happened ?'
' what did he say to you?'
' what did who say to me?'
' you know who i am talking about. The wolf guy from that day.'
' why? is there something i should not know about this whole situation?'
' or is there something you do not want me to know'
 ' Jayda whatever he said to you, its a lie'
 She raised her eyebrows, ' its funny that this is the exact same thing he said to me. He said you were lying and that i should not believe any word you say. And here you are saying the same exact thing. Makes me wonder, who should i believe?'
' Jayda baby, i told you the truth. You saw how he attacked me that day. That guy is a crazy manipulative liar. We have always been enemies, and he has always hated me as do I. He would go any length just to sabotage me'
' i looked down and you were not there. Where did you go ?'
He remembered his trip to Rexy. 
' i was so worried that i took a look around just to be sure he was not lurking nearby. '
He saw that she still did not fully believe him, he could see the obvious struggle on her face as she was debating within herself to believe him or not.
He slowly approached her, ' baby come on, how did he even find us or find out where you worked. That guy is a stalker.'
' I still don't know why he did not kill me'
' because there were too many eyes.'
' but you said he didn't care as long as he got what he wanted. You said he did not care who was watching'
' this is exactly what he wants. To see us fighting and distrusting each other. I am sure he is somewhere out there watching us tear ourselves apart. He is trying to separate us and then finish us off individually. We need to remain a team and trust each other.'
She sighed deeply and ran a hand through her hair,.. ' its just, i am really tired of all this. I just want a normal peaceful life'
 He went to her and took her in his arms, he held her so close and squeezed her tight .
' how about we leave here and run away. Let's go very far away from here, and start afresh, just you and me'.
She chuckled ' its not that easy you know'
' we can always try, we're a vampire and a hybrid, I'm pretty sure we can survive'. 
She held him with her two hands.
'i love you' he said.
She tilted her head back and looked him in the face. He looked down on her and placed his lips on hers. She was standing with her back to the open window and therefore had no idea that Cade was outside just across the street watching them . Adrian was about to break off the kiss and opened his eyes when he saw Cade across the street ,the street light illuminating his expressionless face and his hands deep in the pocket of his black coat. Adrian deepened the kiss as he kept his eyes on him. He suddenly saw Rexy dash out of nowhere and jump on Cade, both of them crashing down to the ground. Adrian quickly lifted Jayda up, his tongue deep in her throat , her legs curled around him, as he headed for the bedroom.
While they were both fighting to get their clothes off and make love, Rexy and Cade were tearing each other apart and rolling in the dirt in some dirty alley across Jayda's house.