the stairs, and my though

on me, trying to find a reaction to h

ward the ma

s hoarse, carrying a s

but I didn'

what day it i

oned it, I truly would have forgotten. Ever since he took Tess as

his favorite meal and bought him the an

wered, her voice sharp over the din of a noisy bar. "The boss i

ely protective of

pe the marble counter, and he had scolded me: civi

wed to answer his

hattering row. He left in a rage, leaving my care

hallway now, t

our annive

htly, catching his ey

for

tie, froze. His throat moved with effo

pe in his voice shattering instan

and felt nothing. No victory, no re

oom door, leaving him