When Tessa Marvins walked out, she found Assistant Dorian in the lobby and he handed her a box, "The boss asked to give this to you". When she opened it, it was her phone. Indeed, he meant it when he gave her back her freedom.

     She smiled faintly at Assistant Dorian before walking out.

     Roy Dashiel remained seated at his table, lost in his own contemplations. 'She was his first pet he had ever owned and the first to ever look up to him with such boldness. She became the first ...