Hakeem stared at the sleeping woman. After the whole rush of the day, he finally got the chance to see her. Verity Paxton had walked into his life and unlocked a different side of him. It took every ounce of self-restraint he had learned in life to walk away. She belonged to another and harboring any thoughts of her would be seeing the end before it even began. It wasn't in his nature to not respect other people's relationships no matter the circumstance. She had been one of the reasons he got away from Albaysa just to clear his head and kill whatever ever silly thoughts he had been grooming. He couldn't help but think that perhaps he could have saved more people, he could have saved her.
Someone opened the door, Hakeem recognized the raven hair of the older woman.
Sal was surprised t
