Chapter 78:

Kira’s POV:

They’d come to take the interest that had been unpaid for over a month. I remembered that night like a scar etched into the folds of my mind—permanent and stinging when touched.

Miriam had stood her ground, fingers clenched tight over the edge of the dining table as though gripping it would stop the storm pounding on our doorstep. She hadn’t said much after the initial shout to get out