“With all due respect, ma"am,” Anna cut in. “That wasn"t your choice to make. You did everything you could.”
Larani slumped against the window, head hanging. “I know,” she whispered. “But I should have…I should have brought Slade in two years ago. I should have listened when Jack tried to tell me that he was dirty.”
Anna wasn"t sure what made her do it. Before she even realized it, she was out of her chair and moving around the desk. She threw her arms around Larani, and the other woman sobbed in her embrace.
Larani pulled away, sniffling as she wiped tears from her cheeks. “I"m sorry,” she muttered. “I shouldn"t indulge in such displays of emotion.”
Grinning, Anna felt a sudden warmth in her face. She lowered her eyes and did her best not to chuckle. “This is me you"re talking to, rem
