Chris’s POV

After Your Silver left, I left the courtroom through the other door and sped to Black Hills market.

It was just my attempt to avoid a repeat of an argument with Sasha and Vanessa.

They were back to their old habit of coaxing me into making decisions that’d favor and punish whom they’d like.

It was usually the maids, and I thought Vanessa had outgrown that and become more mature.

Her best friend’s return brought everything back.

I took ...