Chapter 4

~ Cat ~

There was a familiar bleak part of me that edged my current euphoria, allowing a bit of darkness to seep around the fringes of light within me.

I’d experienced this ecstatic sensation the evening we’d reopened the bar. Despite the fact that Knox hadn’t been able to hang for long that evening, he had made good on his promise to be here on my big night. Had told me how proud he was of me. Had brought tears to my eyes with how much love had radiated from him. The reopening had been a huge success. And…