Raven couldn’t be offended by anything Azzmi said right now. She was drunk, and that made it hard to take anything seriously.

Maybe this was his chance to find out how she really felt, to keep her distracted from her sadness.

“You really put up with my shit for your dad?” he asked, a hint of amusement in his voice.

“Yeah, otherwise, I wouldn’t even be here,” she said, her words sharp. “You’re just an asshole, and you’d be a complete jerk if not for one thing.”

“And ...