Chapter 131

Alaric glanced in the rearview mirror. Callista was slumped against the seat, her cheeks flushed.

He hesitated for a moment, then pushed open the car door and got out. He took off his suit jacket and walked over to the back door.

He opened the door, leaned in, and draped his jacket over her shoulders. He gazed at her sleeping face in silence.

Asleep, she looked like a child, pure and innocent.

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