“So, what do you say, Dimitra?” asked Tobias, convinced I would give him the answer in the affirmative.
Officer Mark’s hopeful gaze was just as tormenting as the younger Knight’s presence. They both wanted a quick response to something that needed an entire day worth deliberating over. Looking thus somewhat defeated, I told them, “I need some time to think about this, as this concerns my children’s lives.”
“I understand,” said Tobias, and then walked away, giving me the space I needed.
On the other hand, Officer Mark instructed Lilly to take care of the twins, settled on the couch beside me, and helped me take some medicine. Once he was done, he ensured I had a pillow behind me to rest my back on it, everything that made him a gentleman. Although the man had his own sorrow eating him
