Chapter 36 The Devil’S Comfort

• I heard him, but I couldn’t bring myself to answer. Before I knew it, my lips were quivering uncontrollably and then warm, wet tears spilled over my eyes and rolled down both my cheeks. I have never felt like this before, and I didn’t even realize that I had started crying until the tears streamed down my face. At first, I thought I was simply sad and upset; however, those emotions didn’t adequately explain what I was feeling.
• The heart burning sensation inside my chest resembled more of anger and the tight knot in my stomach felt like a grudge that would never fade. I felt like I was ready to explode from the inside out. I felt Ace’s eyes on me as he looked at me curiously. I watched as he cocked his head slightly to one side in wonder.
• I must have looked like such a mess. It was my first day working for him and here I am, standing right in front of him in tears. Thankfully, he didn’t ask me what was wrong because I didn’t know what I would have told him if he did. Slowly, he approached me until he stood directly in front of me. My unfocused eyes watched through my own tears as his hand slowly approach my face. Then I felt the warm heat of the pad of his thumb as he slowly wiped away the tears from my left cheek and then my right.