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Chapter 268. Twisted Up Inside.
Then the moment passed and Saul blinked and the look of distance melted away, slipping away as if it had never been there."I'm tired," he said, his voice rough and uneven. "Still recovering from everything. The headaches are worse tonight."Kim stared at him for a long moment with her heart still pounding against her ribs and her mind racing with questions she could not bring herself to ask. She wanted to believe him. She wanted to accept the explanation and move on and pretend she had not just seen what she had seen. But the image of his eyes looking at her without recognition or warmth was burned into her retina's.She knew that no amount of pretending would make it go away."Okay," she said quietly, the word coming out softer than she intended. "It is pretty late.”Saul nodded without responding and turned his attention back to the road, and the rest of the ride home was quiet. Turning away from her husband, Kim stared out the window at the passing city and tried to convince h
Chapter 267. Empty with incomprehension
Veronica excused herself a few seconds later, citing business that did not concern them and she left.Saul was very quiet as they exited the club afterwards, his jaw set and his eyes fixed on some point in the middle distance that seemed to exist somewhere beyond the physical world around them. The valet brought the car around and Saul tipped him without a word, sliding into the driver's seat automatically. Kim climbed in beside him and fastened her seatbelt and waited for him to say something, anything, that would break the silence that had settled over him like a shroud. But the silence stretched on as he pulled out of the parking lot and merged into the late evening traffic, and after a while she stopped waiting and started talking instead.The city lights slid past the windows in streaks of gold and white and neon blue, and Kim watched them without really seeing them while her mind replayed the events of the evening over and over again. She had not liked the way Veronica looke
Chapter 266. Call Off.
Grimacing, she closed her mouth with a visible effort and leaned back in her chair with her wineglass in her hand, the crystal stem held between her fingers with a tension that betrayed the composure she was trying so hard to maintain. The words she wanted to say were clearly pressing against her teeth, demanding release, but she swallowed them down. She gave him a wave with her other hand, a dismissive gesture that was meant to convey indifference but instead revealed the depth of her frustration.Her expression was slightly mutinous in a way that made her look almost petulant despite the elegance of her features. But she was willing to let him order her around. For now. The unspoken qualifier hung in the air between them like a threat, a reminder that Veronica was not the type of woman who accepted being silenced without cataloging the offense for future reference.She would give him this. For now.Satisfied with her silence, Saul turned to Kim and his voice was slightly somber
Chapter 265. Trust In Him.
They settled into their seats and a server appeared almost immediately to take their drink orders. Saul ordered water while Kim requested a glass of white wine, and Veronica watched the exchange with an expression that was impossible to read."I have to admit," Veronica said once the server had departed, "when you said you were bringing your wife I did not entirely believe you. It is not the sort of thing men in your position typically do."Saul leaned back in his chair with his hands resting on the table. "I'm not typical," he said. "And I don't do things the way other men do them."Veronica's lips curved into a smile that held no real warmth. "No," she agreed. "You certainly don't." She turned her attention to Kim with a tilt of her head. "And how are you finding all of this? The secret meetings and the dangerous deals and the endless maneuvering. It must be quite an adjustment."Kim did not flinch under the scrutiny. "I'm managing," she said evenly. "And I'm here because I trust m
Chapter 264. Pentagon.
But Saul had explained everything with a patience that surprised her, laying out the logic in clear simple terms that she could follow even through the fog of exhaustion and fear that had been clouding her mind since Leo's episode.It was daunting to hear all of it but she trusted Saul. Trusted him with her life.If Veronica was the only lead to finding Magnus and fixing what he had done to her brother.But now with the city sliding past her window and the reality of what they were about to do settling into her bones, she was not so sure she had made the right choice. The anxiety coiling in her stomach was a living thing, twisting and turning with every passing block, and she found herself gripping the edge of her seat with fingers that were cold and slightly damp. She did not know what to expect from Veronica and she did not know how she would react when faced with the reality of the woman Saul had been intimate with, but she knew that backing out now would only prove the doubts sh
Chapter 263. Spades.
Saul felt a pang of guilt but tried his best to smother it out."I know," he replied and he meant it surprisingly. "I apologize."Another pause and then Veronica's voice softened just slightly, losing some of its hard edge. "Fine. If that's what you want, then bring her. But she should know what she's walking into. This isn't going to be a pleasant social call, Mr kinai. The people I need you to meet are dangerous and they don't play by the rules you're used to.""She already knows," Saul said. "I've told her everything she needs to know. The rest she'll learn as we go."Veronica was quiet for a long time."Then I'll send you the details.” She finally whispered. She was trying her best to seem unaffected. " We'll meet at the usual place, tomorrow evening. Bring your wife and make sure she understands that she needs to be careful about what she says and does while we're there.""She can handle herself," Saul said, and the certainty in his voice was not just for Veronica's benefit. He b
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