Melanie's POVI was in front of the mirror, lacing my shoes when I could sense Richard behind me."Out again?" he questioned.His tone was flat, but there was an edge to it, the type that always knotted my stomach.Slowly, I turned to him, brushing out my hair. "Yeah," I replied airily. "I'm out for a while."He crossed his arms. "Where?"To visit a friend," I replied lightly. "Nothing important."Richard stared at me for a fraction of a second longer than absolutely necessary. "You've been seeing a lot of some bloke over the last few whiles," he eventually said. "And worst of all… you never do tell where, you know, you're off to."I prepared myself for a second before I could manage a half-hearted smile. "I just now said so," I said, trying to brush it off. "I am going to a friend's.""A friend?" he retorted. "A friend with no name, address. a ghost friend, perhaps?"He was being sarcastic, and his words hurt more than I had expected. I took a breath. "Richard, are you accusing me of
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