Chapter 10 Stay On Your Knees

• “Look closely?”
• She sat at the kitchen island in one of her oversized shirts, but cinched around her waist now with a black silk tie she took from her closet. Her thighs were bare, one leg lazily draped over the stool, the other flexed like a loaded weapon. The flash drive was still plugged in to her laptop, a cup of untouched tea beside it. She hadn’t blinked in minutes.
• Liam stirred behind her. Fresh bandages peeked out from the collar of his black tee. He said nothing at first. Just watched her.