KANE
The bubbles brushed against his forearms as he leaned in slightly.
"Come on, princess," he said gently. "Talk to me."
Mona's eyes flickered toward him, glassy now.
"I don't have a job anymore."
The words came out small.
Too small.
Kane's jaw tightened for a second before he forced it to relax.
"Don't worry about that."
Her brows pulled together immediately.
"But I do," she said, her voice shaking just slightly. "I can't just... not have one."
He held her gaze.