Chapter

19

What was he getting at now? I wondered, feeling a familiar unease creeping in. Reluctantly, I closed the lid on the piano and was led back into the room by him. Leo drifted off quickly, his breathing even, but sleep eluded me entirely.

It had been almost six months since we'd last shared a bed, and the unfamiliarity was

jarring.

It felt strange, almost unnatural, having him beside me again.

No matter how much I tried, I couldn't find any comfort in his presence.

quietly slipped out of bed to find my sleeping

shot out,

He demanded,

whispered," I was going

now, just to sleep next to

away from me, finally releasing my wrist. With a

door so hard it echoed through

Leo had stumbled home drunk late at night, barely uttering a word to

the smell of alcohol was unbearable and asked him to

silently moved

the alcohol that truly bothered

Cold

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