Vengeful

Now they could be proper friends.

Never underestimate a woman,

There, on the street, an unfamiliar car.

Which meant someone new had taken his place.

Which meant someone new had taken his place.

Victor was running out of time, and out of leads, but he wasn’t giving up

“He doesn’t know how patient you are,” he said. “Doesn’t know you like I do.”
Eli cleaned the blood from his hand.
“No,” he said softly. “No one ever has.”

time out of time

Victor had never been keen on drugs.
Sure, the prospective escape held some appeal, but he could never get over the loss of control.

Men are always so impatient. Perhaps it comes from a lifetime of being given what you want, when you want it.