Chapter 287 – The Battle

• To my surprise, Kent throws the first blow. “Why have you called us here,” he says, his voice cold, “the day after Fay has her child, threatening my son’s safety if I didn’t come running? Are things so broken between us that this could not wait?”
• Bianci has my full attention when he answers. “To speak of broken things,” he says slowly, a cat’s smile playing on his lips, “is a bit ironic here, Kent. Considering it is your word that was broken this weekend.”
• I hear the sharp inhale of Kent’s breath at my side, but I don’t look at him. I know he’s working hard to keep his temper – that this is more emotional for him than Bianci knows.