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.

out of bed to find

hand shot out, grabbing my wrist and pulling me

going?" He demanded, his voice laced

whispered," I was going

need pills now, just to sleep next

my wrist. With a loud thud, Leo stormed out

the door so hard it

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

him the smell of alcohol was unbearable and asked him to stop drinking

moved all his things

the alcohol that

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