THE PREGNANT SHE WOLF
Once the doors shut behind them, Morris leaned back in his chair, eyeing me with that infuriating grin, the one he used when he was trying to lighten the mood.
“Well,” he said, “to what do I owe the pleasure? Did you miss me that much?”
I stared at him.
Deadpan.
Unamused.
His smile faltered. “Sharon?”
I inhaled slowly, trying to steady the rage in my chest, but the image of that crying maid, the bruises, the terror, everything burned hotter.
“Morris,” I said through clenched teeth, “this is not a joke. Something happened. Something serious.”
His expression shifted, though not enough.
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