Tory didn’t ask any questions, just handed over the keycard for a room at the far end of the complex. He didn’t make any comment about Thorn, but nodded and gave him a smile when he was introduced.
Thorn seemed startled by his reception, but he nodded cautiously and followed closely behind me as we left. I unlocked the door to our temporary home and stepped inside. I heard Thorn close the door behind him before sitting on one of the two beds. He really needed a shower.
“Why don’t you clean up?” I said. “I need to finish moving out of the house and then return the car to the rental agency.” I set the food and other items I’d brought from the kitchen after cleaning out the fridge and cabinets at the house, along with some water and soda, on top of the chest of drawers.
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