Chapter 24: A Night At Delaney's.

Roman felt Nora stiffen in his arms as she faced the newcomers. Throughout dinner and their walk out of Delaney’s, she had been smiling, happy. Now, in the presence of these strangers, her smile had vanished.

“I can't believe it,” the woman said, moving closer. Her eyes scanned Nora with open disdain. “When Tanya told us about your new job, I doubted her. But seeing you here, dressed like this...