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.

slipped out of bed

began to move, Leo's hand shot out, grabbing my wrist and pulling me

He demanded, his voice laced with

I was going to get

just to sleep next to

my wrist. With a loud thud, Leo

slammed the door so hard it echoed through

home drunk late at night, barely uttering a word to

the smell of alcohol was unbearable and

next day, he silently moved

alcohol that truly

Cold

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