Chapter 4
Leaving his apartment the next morning turned out to be quite the ordeal. Leo stood at the closed, locked door, staring at it as he chewed on his bottom lip. Time was ticking, the second-hand racing along the face of his watch. He’d been feeling a low-grade uneasiness since rolling out of bed, barely able to stomach his breakfast, tossing most of the meal in the trash. He showered and dressed and made it as far as the door, stopping dead in his tracks.
Coward. That’s what he was, a blatant coward. Nothing more.
Tears burned in his eyes.
Leo curled his hands into fists, straightening his spine.
He was going to do this. He was going to walk out that door and start the next phase of his life. One step to a brighter future.
And he did, snapping the lock and striding purposely i
