Desiree did nothing… Said nothing. She just stood there, staring at her as she spoke.

Rebecca sighed. “ I dont know everything, but one thing I know is that you need a friend right now,” she said, “and I want to be that friend for you, only if you will let me.”

Desiree blinked back tears. “You have no idea how much I needed to hear that.”

Rebecca’s eyes softened. “Then it’s a good thing I came.”

Roman returned a few minutes later, his senses alert before he even ...