Page 71 of Scream (Duchess & Devils #1)

Maksim.

Leaving Damon's office hardly ever makes me feel better.

I should be going to him with my wife, except I know there’s so much more I have to work on myself before I can take my wife’s critical (and probably accurate) judgements. Besides, she hasn’t had many complaints lately. Still, today’s early session made me feel worse .

Especially after having watched what transpired in Sabrina's office at the firm. Seventeen minutes . That's how long Kane had been in her office. How long it took her to break.

Then, this morning, we found her downstairs, sipping a cup of tea, on the phone, with her laptop on the island.

While I do not mind my wife staying home whatsoever, she simply said, “I'm going to rest for a little while.

" While Parker and I thought she meant to go back to bed after we had kept her up until close to midnight, she did not do that.

Sabrina called Lily and asked how many semesters she had left to complete her law degree while she was on the phone with Columbia.

Then, she paid for it while a stuttering Lily rattled off her information to whoever was on the other line.

Afterwards, she wired Lily a year's worth of wages as a severance package so Lily could focus on school and only school.

Once she was done with all of that, Sabrina put in her own letter of resignation at Winters more upset that he’s chosen to start talking now – just when I was about to leave. I keep my mouth shut to see if he’s going to continue. He tries to kick me, but I step away in time. “Uh-huh…” I make a motion with my hand for him to hurry the fuck up.