When There Is Nothing Left But Love

Tessa had no good retort for that. Her face turned red with anger, and she frowned, ready to rebuke, but Laurel quickly stopped her, “Calm down, guys. Let’s talk this through. We don’t have to fight. It’s pointless. And we’re all safe and sound, and that’s a cause for celebration.”

Everyone fell silent, and Tessa stood up. “I’m full. You guys go ahead.” Then she went upstairs.

Tabitha and Nora said nothing, while Laurel looked at me and shifted the topic, “Are you going straight to A City after you go back, Scarlett?”

I nodded. “Yeah. I want to see my daughter.”

“You have a daughter?” She was surprised. “But you look so young. How old is your daughter now?”

“Five. Almost six, actually.”

They looked at one another, and Nora threw me a look of curiosity. “So you’re married? Does Armond know about it?”

That question was weird, but I nodded. “He does.”

a married woman, but he’s still that nice to you? Is he

like

weird direction, and I laughed. “Don’t think too much about it. He’s helping me

surprised, and also flummoxed. “Is the

me before she passed on. It’s a puzzle box. I have one, but the other one was auctioned off. He’s looking for this box, but I don’t know why.” I wasn’t sure who Armond was. His last name

if that was the case, why did he take the trouble to hold that auction in J City and sold off the box he had? If he wasn’t a part of the Murphys though, then why was he

like him like to waste their time on stuff we think are unnecessary.” She then looked at me. “Thank you, though. I’ll treat you

don’t know if that’s going to change after what

have an idea. Do you

looked at her. “Don’t tell me

the glass room. I thought I’d open a company with you guys if I managed to get out alive, and I did get out in

You just got saved from one hell, and

want this friendship to go on. We come from different places, so we’re going to drift away if we have