Marco was loitering in the doorway of the basement gym when I arrived, and the sight of him further soured my already foul mood.

"I want peace and quiet right now. Get out!"

He scrambled away immediately, head bowed. That man had the annoying habit of shadowing me every single minute of the day. He didn't even leave me alone in my own home.

The left side of my head throbbed incessantly with suppressed rage, and I could feel the veins pulsing with every breath I took. And that was pissing me ...