Page 74 of Levi

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Kinley made her way out of the pharmacy and headed toward her car, which was parked across the street. She quickly scanned her surroundings, worried that LeRoy Thomas might be watching her. Despite her fear, she knew she had to stay vigilant for his presence as she drove home. How did he know who she was and where she worked? And more importantly, how did he find Levi? These thoughts raced through her mind but she couldn’t ask Levi about it. A tear rolled down her cheek as she thought of him. She missed him deeply and wanted him back in her life, but deep down, she knew it was unlikely to happen. He would always be afraid that she would change her mind again.

After checking traffic, Kinley pulled onto Main Street and headed home. It was a beautiful day and she was grateful that it was Saturday because it meant she could relax today and donothing tomorrow. As she pulled into her driveway, she glanced around for any vehicles following her but didn’t see anyone. Taking a deep breath, she exited the car and hurried inside her home. Once inside, she locked the door behind her and leaned against it, trying not to panic at the thought of LeRoy following her.

She definitely didn’t trust him. Her phone vibrated in her pocket and she jumped in surprise. Taking it out, she saw that Addison was calling.

“Hey,” Kinley answered.

“Did you make it home okay?” Addison asked.

“Yes. But I have to admit, I’m terrified of that man.”

“I know, and you have every right to be.”

“I can’t believe he found out about me and Levi.”

“Cody told me what happened,” Addison said and proceeded to tell Kinley how LeRoy had tracked them down.

“That makes sense for finding Levi, but how did he even know I existed?”

“Chances are he has connections or hired a private investigator to find you. We were all sitting together in the arena with empty seats on either side, so it was pretty obvious we were together.”

“That’s horrifying.”

“I agree. Do you want to stay with us for a while?”

“No, I’ll be fine. I’ll keep an eye out for him. No one followed me home, so I should be okay.”

“But with all the tourists in town, he could easily blend in,” Addison pointed out.

“That’s true, but I’ll manage. Maybe he’ll leave since Levi saw him.”

“I hope so. It’s just bizarre that he came here. He had to know that Levi would never want to see him again.”

“Maybe he’s trying to make amends.” Kinley sighed. “Not that Levi would ever forgive him and I don’t blame him. That man not only beat him and his mother, he killed his mother. How can anyone forgive that?”

“I wouldn’t either.”

“I’m going to grab something to eat, then relax. Talk to you tomorrow. Love you.”

“Love you too.” Addison hung up.

Kinley went upstairs to change into comfortable clothes before finding something to eat. Later that night, she woke up to the sound of her car alarm blaring outside. She was scared to go check it out but when her cellphone buzzed, she slowly made her way to it and sighed when she saw it was Celine calling on her phone.

She walked down the stairs, picked up her keys, and pressed the button to turn the alarm off.

“Hi, Celine. I’m okay.”

“Did you go out to your car and forget to unlock it?”

“No. It went off by itself.”

“Kinley, car alarms do not go off by themselves. Someone had to be close to it.”

She knew Celine was right but she was doing her best to convince herself something else made it go off.

“I know, but I’m not going out to check. I shut it off from inside. I’m sorry if it woke you up.”Kinley walked back upstairs and entered her bedroom.

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