Chapter 63
“See? That wasn’t so bad, was it?” Serenity teased from the backseat, her voice light with a relief she hadn’t let herself feel all morning.
Up front, Evan and Leo were finally beginning to unfreeze. They had stayed for another hour after the initial confrontation, slowly navigating the treacherous waters of small talk with a man who clearly still wanted to throw them out of a window. By the time they left, the conversation had actually started to flow.
“Not bad?” Leo echoed, finally gripping the steering wheel with hands that were only slightly trembling now. “I’ve had less stressful meetings with the IRS. I think I lost five years of my life when he looked at me after I called myself 'Leo'.”
Evan leaned his head back against the headrest, closing his eyes as the adrenaline
