The Man Who Stayed When Blood Walked Away

party?”

Marco looked completely exhausted suddenly, like he’d been carrying something heavy alone for too long.

“Because he’s coming into town this weekend,” he admitted. “She wants to meet him.”

I stared at him in disbelief.

“On my birthday.”

The words hung in the air.

“She was crying when she told me,” he added softly. “Said she felt like she was betraying continue reading …