The Fated Mates
the woman admonishes, shaking a ladle in her direction.
Avery grins at her as she loads her plates into the dishwasher, and turns around to walk out of the kitchen.
Kathleen is waiting for her as soon as she exits the kitchen.
"You don't understand what it was like," Kathleen blurts immediately, wringing her hands.
"Oh, tell me what it was like then," Avery snipes, her politeness replaced with the cattiness she was trying to avoid.
"It was hell," Kathleen growls, "I had nobody to talk to for six months. Nothing to do. It was horrible."
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