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Sofia had brought it over yesterday She brought baking over weekly Her and Cristian had coffee together His bond with the Even after he’d taken their son’s hand

It was a strange family

But the woman could bake

Sugar and chocolate weren’t usually weaknesses forI obsessed over like s wrong withdisorder in too I ate because it kept me alive I ate at nice restaurants because that was the best place to entertain clients if I needed to Or because Pete was obsessed with being seen at the new ‘it’ restaurant None of that excited me

Mainly because life didn’t excite me

Not until just over a o

But now Cristian cooked for me

Every night

With his hands

And I’d never tasted anything like it Like I was finally fucking living

Henceup the knife for my second slice of chocolate cake

I sawthe knife My heart thundered in my chest

Was I really standing in this kitchen, yet again holding a knife hoever lurked in the shadowsto kill htstand upstairs If whoever this was didn’t kill me first

I turned as the shadow moved closer and footfalls echoed on the htmares Most people’s, at least

I didn’t let go of the knife as Felix advanced on me

“What are you doing down here in thewith unease

Thechasing out the shadows