Blind Hope
I move out of the Tea Cup Inn this time. Blade lets me stash my unnecessary items at his place. I’m not sure I will ever return to Easy Port and he won’t get sentimental about throwing my stuff away if I never do. Packing takes up most of my day, so I go from Blade’s place to the White Rose. I ponder whether I should shake off the man tailing me, but that might be more suspicious than simply going to the salon. He won’t follow me inside, he won’t see who I meet, so I let him come. I enjoy the pampering and spot Jasmine when she emerges from the bath area. She’s a seasoned field operative. We’ve met a few years ago at a ball. She’s recently widowed. The clan had a lot to do with that. Her husband was not a nice man. He was cruel and a drunk, but I’m not sure the outcome would ha
