Chapter 819

• “Hey, Alex, Fred,” Malcolm said as he stood up from where he’d been sitting at the counter with Rayne on his lap.
• She jumped down and ran to Fred as he picked her up. Fred and Malcolm shook hands and he put Rayne down as they sat down at the counter. Fred had been living in our guest room for the past three months, proving his worth and loyalty to me.
• “Malcolm, there’s a slight change of plan for tonight,” I said to him as I opened the fridge and took three beers out.