If the slap had come from a woman he loved, Mason might have been able to bear it. But he and Aurora weren't in that kind of relationship.

He tossed Aurora's phone onto the car roof and walked away without a word.

Aurora grabbed her phone, unlocked her car, and sped off.

******

Upstairs on the balcony, I asked Derek, "You're not going to have someone take Mason home?"

Derek pulled me close as we stepped inside. He shut the balcony door, drew the curtains, and ...