Chapter 52: She's a Unicorn
"Demi!" Asher was by her side in seconds. He looked around the deserted store and Pepper was not in sight.
"Open your eyes, come on baby!" He was frantic and he thought of what to do until he felt the weight of the key in his pocket.
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Gramps sat by the corner of the empire just outside, near the only tree in the backyard and sipped his cup of herb tea and pretended he wasn't spitting it out as soon as Gigi looked away. The empire was packed with customers and Gigi and her three employees did their best to keep up with the demands of their loyal customers.