A Cold Awakening

GARRETT

I yanked the silk tie from my neck and hurled it across the living room. The dark fabric hit the wall with a soft thud and dropped to the hardwood floor. The humiliating sting of being dragged out of that hotel lobby still burned raw in my chest. My jaw ached from clenching my teeth. I paced the length of the room, my dress shoes echoing in the massive, hollow space of the house.

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