"What. . . " I stop myself before Nate hears the stutter in my voice. Pressing my palm on my mouth, I focus on my mind and pin Kiki with a glare, seeing the symptoms of her losing it again. She takes several steps behind and takes the sofa with my water bottle. Moments later, when both of us get to calm our nerves down, I lower my hand and ask calmly, "What's with Merci, Nathaniel?"
"You lied to me." He seethes in his strained voice, making me frown at my phone screen. "We. . .we had a deal, Ruthelle. We had a big one about that bastard son of your mother's, but you go against your word. You've betrayed me like that! Why? You. . .do you know what this one piece of information cost us last morning?" I don't know why it feels like bad things are about to happen to us. My jaw slackens when t
