Confrontations

Amalia shrugged, lying through her teeth, “maybe. It depends on your answers.” He was absolutely going to die today.

“What do you want to know?”

“Why?”

“Why what?”

“Why this house? Why were you going to bring me here?”

“To give you your dream life.”

“I call bullshit.”

“I love you.” He swallowed, the sound loud in the quiet of the room. Despite the number of people in it, everyone was nearly silent