“Your . . . companions need not stand guard,” Mr. Tage told her. “You have nothing to fear from me, nor anyone else at Tage Manor.”
“Who else is here?” Dahlia asked.
“Some people you know, others you don’t, but we are all friends here.”
We will see about that!
We will see about that!“I wanted to spend some time with you before we joined the others,” Mr. Tage said.
“You’re probably wondering why I was so keen on making your acquaintance. The truth is that your reputation precedes you.”
“If you mean that I don’t take s**t from anyone, you’re correct,” Dahlia said.
“What happened to your husband?”
Dahlia gave Mr. Tage a cold look.
“We were never married, so he wasn’t my husband. But . . . to answer your question, he died.”
“How?”
“He had many enemies. That is why he got a dagger pl
