Epilogue
Two months later… Peyton watched the star above the doors of the elevator light up before they slid open. She still smiled when she walked down the hallway, entered her birthdate in the alarm panel, then slid the key into the lock. Opening the door to her home, she wasn’t surprised to hear male voices. Kai stepped out of the kitchen, caught her around the waist, and nuzzled her neck.
“Glad you’re home.” He turned her around and kissed her.
“We have company, which means you can’t be too glad,” she teased.
Kai smiled, something he found he did a lot more of the past two months. “Work was good?”
“Closed the case. Just left the police station with my statement filed. It amazes me that some thirty-somethings continue to behave as middle schoolers by bullying women in the ladies’ r
