~CHAPTER TEN~
I shut my phone off and slide it into my bag. I can’t deal with any of this for now.
By the time the taxi pulls up in front of my house, exhaustion clings to me like a second skin.
The driver steps out and unloads my luggage, but before I can even thank him, Snow runs up to me.
My spoiled little cat.
She launches herself at me with a loud meow, and right behind her is Helen, my housekeeper, smiling warmly.
“Welcome home ma’am,” she says.
I smile back, scooping Snow into my arms. “I missed you, troublemaker.”
Helen takes my bags without being asked, ever the quiet lifesaver.
A heavy sigh slips out of me, one I didn’t realize I’d been holding.
It feels… good to finally be home.
Inside, I head straight to my bedroom. Snow jumps free from my arms the moment we enter,
