hapter 20

The car service dropped Drake off at 3 AM, barely conscious as he stumbled to bed fully dressed.

He woke to his stomach in knots.

“Thalia,” he mumbled through the hangover haze, “grab my meds?”

The silence hit him like a wall.

“Thalia? Thalia-”

Reality crashed in as his eyes snapped open.

Right. She’d moved out.

The emptiness in his chest felt worse than his stomach.

After searching every cabinet for medicine and finding nothing, he finally caved and called Rosa, his

housekeeper.

She answered, groggy but professional.

“The meds, where are they?”

Looking at her phone–4 AM–Rosa counted to ten.

These trust fund kids would be the death of her.

“First–aid kit, Miss Winters‘ room, top drawer,” she managed evenly.

He found the kit but faced a new problem: a pharmacy’s worth of medications stared back at him.

Thalia had always known exactly which ones he needed.

He scanned labels, swallowed something that seemed right, and hoped for the best.

out until past

he woke. “Can you make that stomach remedy?”

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paused. “Miss Winters‘ special recipe?”

“Yeah.”

but I can’t.”

face darkened.

overnight prep–special herbs, specific ingredients. Plus all the fresh components. Can’t start

now.”

added carefully. “I know what goes in it, but not how she actually

“Regular

I can

leaned back, rubbing his temples, when a knock made him straighten.

she come back?

“Come in.”

appeared in the

must have shown because her smile faltered. “Oh… it’s

his expression, nails digging into her palms.

he’d

a smile. “Rosa said you weren’t feeling great. Better

“Fine,” he muttered.

pulling up her

it, maybe get a driver since the distances are crazy. After Glacier

voice suddenly felt like

her constant

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what he

snapped. “Later. Not now.”

lowered slowly.

I… bothering you?” The hurt in her voice was carefully

the headache. We’ll

against him, the picture of understanding.

gentlemen’s

gathered around a bridge table. James caught sight of Asher’s wrist. “I

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