Chapter Twenty-TwoI moved under the large stone archway, keeping to the shadows, eyes and ears focused at my surroundings. Mwara hadn't left the bedroom, even when Zantry had knocked and asked her to join us for dinner, and being the gentleman that he was, he prepared her a plate brimming with pasta and another brimming with salad and took them to her room, along with his mp3 player.
I'd have made a snarky comment if I hadn't known he was concerned for her. He was a better person than me, a guy with such a big heart, despite all he'd seen and done.
I left him flipping through the channels, told him I was going out for a walk. When he stood and picked up his suede jacket, I waved him off, told him I wanted to be alone. The hurt in his eyes had been clear, and the spike of guilt leaked thr
