Two Strangers Knocked During a Christmas Outage. The Moment They Gave Their Names, I Knew Something Was Wrong.

in my space.”

I watched them process this, saw the calculation happening behind their eyes—this was more than they deserved but less than they wanted.

“How long?” Leonard asked quietly.

“As long as it takes,” I said. “As long as it takes for me to decide if you’re worth the risk of letting anywhere near my family. And if you screw up once, if you lie continue reading …