THE ALPHA’S UNWANTED PLUS-SIZE MATE
“Leave it.”
The travelers finished their meal, left a decent tip, and moved on without ever looking at me twice.
I wiped their table myself.
The words stayed behind anyway, orphan girl, nobody, poison, letters, Silvercrest waiting. All of it true enough to cut, and none of it the full story.
Frank came in later than usual. He took one look at me and lowered his paper slowly.
“Who pissed in your coffee?”
“Travelers. Pack gossip from up north.”
He frowned. “The Moonridge business?”