Blunt Pain
People always learned their limits eventually.
He drove behind Aspen toward uptown Esperton, and finally turned off and headed to his own house. They had two full-time maids, a housekeeper, a cook, and two gardeners. The house was never really empty during the day, but it was the nights he dreaded. Too much space made every sound echo longer than it should.
“Hey, Millie,” North said, as he walked into the house.
“Good afternoon, Master North,” she said. She was in her fifties, with a tight bun and the plain, black uniform his mother insisted they wear.
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