n*****s taut, Sage collapsed onto the bed beside me, breathing heavily and staring up at the ceiling. She swallowed and peered over at me for only a moment, and then she glanced away from me and toward the window.
I wanted to apologize to her for what Bethany had done, but I … I didn’t know what to say or how to say it. I didn’t want Sage to hate me, didn’t want her to decide that the last half of the million dollars wasn’t worth staying around for.
When I had found our bed empty last night, I had been so devastated, so heartbroken and worried that I’d screwed everything up. So, I gathered the courage to come to Sage’s place and apologize. But she had been sleeping then, and now … I couldn’t find the right words.
“Is there anything else you need today, Laila?” Sage asked, rolling out of
