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.”

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

know hotties like him love

in a weird direction, and I laughed. “Don’t think too much about it. He’s helping me out for something in return. I have something he needs, so this is nothing

the thing he’s looking for worth the

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 was Murphy, so I thought

hold that auction in J City and sold off the box he had? If he wasn’t a part of the Murphys though,

chin and nodded. “Rich guys like him like to waste their time on stuff we think are unnecessary.” She then looked at me. “Thank you,

but I don’t know if that’s going to change

we’re besties now. Hey, I have an idea. Do you guys

looked at her. “Don’t tell me you want us

giving it some 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

greedy! You just got saved from one hell,

met by chance, and I want this friendship to go on.