The next two days, Raber laid low and made Ioni stay put in the house. She drained all of the rats that Andrew had bought, but continued to whine about being hungry. Raber lost his temper and hit her. It was unsatisfying because she never reacted, she just kept saying she was hungry.
Raber depleted the contents of his amber pill bottle and barely ate. He thought briefly about cleaning the house so that Tristan wouldn"t have much to complain about, but decided against it.
“f**k him if he thinks I"m going to be his maid,” he mumbled to himself.
On the third night, there was a knock at the door. Tristan, Nathan, and Arlie stood on the small stoop looking up at Raber.
“I don"t like having to knock on my own door,” Tristan said, his voice deep and smooth. Raber swallowed, trying to contai
