Without a Promise

"Sorry to disturb you," Ray said apologetically. "Mia fell asleep."

"It's fine, since..." Hazel trailed off, then continued, "Could you bring her in?"

Ray didn't ask anything further and simply followed Hazel through the house, then placed Mia in Hazel's bed. From the start to the end, Mia hadn’t moved a muscle.

After releasing her, Ray left Hazel's room with the latter following him. When they re