I’d brought money. It was part of my life savings, but still, I could afford one dinner. He wouldn’t hear of it though and had them charge it to his room.

When Cole came back to our table with the receipt, he had a weird look on his face, and a glass tumbler filled with amber liquid in his hand. “Hey,” he said, glancing at me before focusing on Griffin. “So, there’s a woman,” he pointed to a gorgeous blonde in a bright white halter dress at the bar. She waved. ...