Chapter 66

• Before he could continue, a cheerful waitress arrived and interrupted, “Welcome to Brandy’s coffee house. Have you decided what you would be ordering?”
• Ronin closed his eyes, inwardly screaming at the timing of the interruption.
• “Not yet, can we take some more time?” Carmen quickly intervened, her gentle voice soothing the situation. Her politeness reminded him of all the times she used to talk to the servants at their home, always kind and considerate.