Mrs. Inkwell had been more than understanding when Magnus made the excuse of being exhausted. Angela would reschedule their meeting again, and she invited Faye Moore to join them again. Angela even suggested she bring her mate so the four of them could make it a double-date.
In their hotel room, someone had turned on the jacuzzi. Faith's duffel bag was in the corner of the room. All she wanted was to take off her clothes and sleep, her mood taking a turn for the worse.
Except Magnus got a hold of her, turning her in his arms. They were face to face again. He did not look impatient with Faith's current low spirits. In fact, he spoke to Faith softly, "Bringing you with me to the factory... was that too much?"
It was highly hypocritical of Faith to think this, but she could not bear to lo
