Diego's POVA sharp exhale forced it's way out of my lips, as I stood up from the bath, my back already aching. I didn't even sit to get my my eyes accustomed to the ray of the sun, I just dragged my feet to the bathroom. I needed to wash off the exhaustion that clung on me. The bath did nothing.I ran it cold. Stood there until my skin stopped feeling like it belonged to me, until the thing sitting behind my ribs settled into something more silent. Then I dressed, didn't look at myself too long, and went downstairs.Mandy was already at the table. She was dressed in a silk robe, her hair pinned and both hands wrapped around her tea like she'd been waiting there for hours and found it perfectly reasonable. She looked up when I walked in."Morning," she greeted warmly, like I hadn't sent her out and dismissed her intentions. Anyway, she was paid well to attend to my needs, and she knew well that whatever she felt that night was inconsequential. "Morning." I pulled out my chair and
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