Chapter 141

"Why not?" Garrett pressed, curiosity edged in his tone.

"Next week," Arthur answered instead.

He still owed Colin a favor over the pen. He had to return it somehow.

"Pretty sure Declan will come too," Garrett reminded him.

"Good," Arthur replied.

His gaze drifted toward the front door, unfocused yet intense. The steady, delicate rhythm of her breathing through the earbuds filled the quiet. Just o