We make it back to the Pyramid just before dawn. Yet as Beau pulls the motorcycle into the garage, we see Archer standing near the door into the house with his arms crossed. He’s glaring at us, though he kind of always looks like that. I wonder when the guy actually sleeps. I’ve never seen him sle
Just like that, all thoughts fly out of my head. I’m entirely frozen, unable to move. “Gods, you are the worst when you are like this,” Beau says lightly. “Are you her keeper, Archer? Last time I checked, you stopped fucking her weeks ago.” “That’s not an invitation for you to start,” Archer say
I set Mia on the floor of my bedroom on her playmate. She has toys scattered around. She immediately grabs a plastic rattle and starts chomping on the end of it. After making sure she’s settled, I start doing some stretches. I’m running on empty tonight, after having been up all night with Beau. I
Neil looks from me down to the mess he made, and he straightens a little. “I’m sorry that you had to see that.” The wildness dims from his eyes. He is in more control. But now that I can see him from a better angle, he looks like absolute hell. Somehow even worse than before. He’s still standing s
“Mia is the result of an affair that my father had,” Neil says. He frowns openly at the pile of letters on his desk. The disgust in his voice is obvious. “My father cast her aside like she meant nothing. My brothers and I took her in to shield her from him.” “And the mother?” I ask. He shrugs, t
My next time watching Mia, I sit her on my lap and stare at her face. She has deep blue eyes like her half-brothers, but very dark hair. I suppose I can see some of their features in her face, when I stare like this. Heck, even when I’m not looking super-closely, the likeness is there. Well, she’s
When I get to the gym, I peek inside first. The lights are off. No one’s in there. It’s a shame for all that equipment to just sit there, unused. Really. I’m doing everyone a favor by making use of it. Can’t have it just go to waste. I sneak inside and flick on the light. The place is immaculate
I don’t move at first. It’s been a while since we played out little game, and though I haven’t forgotten the rules exactly, I’m tired of being led on just to be denied. There’s something different about him right now though, then there was on the jogging trail against that tree. This isn’t an impu