A wind blew past his ears like a blade when Alister was finally transferred to the prisoner train that had been waiting for him. Melisa should have arrived long ago because Alister asked Vanessa not to allow Melisa to see his miserable condition.
Vanessa granted Alister's request again. Even though Vanessa always wore a calm expression and rarely spoke, her behavior of continually agreeing to Alister's requests showed that she cared about her ex-fiancé.
