Liev entered the apartment with his mother hot on his heels and prayed Briar was sleeping. His mother was on his last nerves, had rattled his patience again and the last thing he wanted to do was to have another blow out argument with the woman while Briar was subjected to their fiery tempers. He’d felt horrible seeing her sobbing yesterday while they’d been at each other’s throats. There was a very real reason why he frequently sent his father to other countries and his mother was it.
“I am only saying, Liev, things would be much better if we were operating out of a better city than Baltimore, Maryland. For pity’s sake, it is no wonder Hadlee speaks like a teenager and was trying to smoke cigarettes. Did you see the parents at the school you dropped her off at? They are not appropriate f
