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.”

stunned. “He knows you’re a married woman, but he’s still that

hotties like him

I laughed. “Don’t think too much about it. He’s helping me out for something in return. I have something he needs, so

surprised, and also flummoxed. “Is the thing he’s looking for worth the lives of

a box my grandma gave 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.”

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 aiming for

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

and Tabitha looked at me. “My wedding’s in October, but I don’t know if that’s going to change after what

Hey, I have an idea. Do you guys want to open a

at her. “Don’t tell me

thought back in 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 one piece. We’re going to work together for our

are so greedy! You just got saved from one hell, and now you want to bind all

“I mean, we can do anything together after the hell we went through. We met by chance, and I want this friendship to go on. We come from different places, so we’re going