As the words left my lips, I knew that I had made a mistake. His nostrils flared and his eyes raged with an anger I had never seen before. His fists were balled on the table as he held onto his metal knife for dear life. The man looked like he was ready to murder me, or at the very least, maim me.

Shit.

I had messed up dismally and now, I was about to pay the price for what I had done.

“I have been nothing but patient with you, Dawn. I have taken your ...