One foot after the other. That's what I focus on, and the sound of my heels clicking against the sidewalk. My breath is still rapid, my heartbeat thudding in my chest so loud it rings in my ears. I don't know if it is because of what just happened, or because I'm practically power-walking to put as much distance between myself and Holdo Hall as possible.
That was close. Too close. Harlan doesn't strike me as a man who is easily shaken. Easily angered, sure, without a doubt.
But frightened? Never. But as I watched his eyes follow Vance out of the room, I saw it on his face.
It is like we two couldn’t stop ourselves. And it isn't just that we saw the opportunity of us being alone together and impulsively took it. It is even worse. I think back to before Vance knocked on the door. How I fe
