Chapter 7 COLFAX
When Colfax arrived home, he found Gwen tucked in bed, the bedside lamp still on, her eyes glued to their bedroom door. “I’m sorry if I woke you.”
“I’m always awake these days.”
He should have known. She couldn’t sleep when he was gone. The guilt of knowing he’d stolen another few hours of rest from her almost made him regret going to the tavern. Almost. But the potential prize money from Gehry’s job was enough to crush the nagging pang in his stomach that came every time he did something he knew he probably shouldn’t.
If he took the job, it would be for her. And for Nolan and Palo. To give them the life they deserved. And, though he only admitted it to himself in the dark of night, to escape every mistake and wrong decision he’d made.
Colfax slipped off his boots and
