Adora didn’t hesitate. “I’m going.”Once she made up her mind, no unknown risk was going to change it.After a brief pause, she looked at Louis. “We can give the police a heads-up, have plainclothes officers in place ahead of time. “Me showing up will be too tempting for him to resist—he’s probabl
“Do you believe in karma?” Adora asked as soon as she settled into the car.Louis took her hand, glancing over at her. “You mean the Matthews family?”“Mm.” She sighed. “Ever since I came back, their downfall’s been like watching a building collapse. And in just a few months, two people are gone.”I
“I’m still at the university, packing up my things from the faculty apartment,” Adora said.“Not staying there anymore?”“There’s no point. Once the internship’s over, graduation season will be here. Even if I do come back to campus occasionally, it’ll just be to take care of business and leave.” T
For a man who stood a towering six-foot-three, Louis felt it was downright infuriating to be toyed with so effortlessly by his own wife.At the hospital, everyone in his department could tell something was off about Louis these past few days. It didn’t look like the aftermath of a marital spat, but
“That’s good.” Louis nodded, pleased to know the surgery had truly worked.But then he remembered the barely contained smirk she’d been wearing ever since he got home, and it clicked.“You got it this afternoon, didn’t tell me, and spent the whole evening sneaking smiles—just so you could watch my r
Adora gave him a soft smile and, without bothering to be polite, sent him downstairs.With the house to herself for the moment, she looked around, unsure what to do.Blackie and White circled her, meowing. She crouched down, stroked Blackie’s round head, and murmured, “Your owner is going to have s