The sound of crying made Famke look up from where she was preparing a coffee for a customer and saw Royal stop what he was doing to go to Precious who had still been sleeping in the booth. Nyx was sitting there with her, and Koda was sitting opposite Nyx, not saying anything but staring intently at his ex-employee.
Famke tried to steady her thrumming heart as she finished the coffee and handed it to the waiting customer, and she was torn between making the next one or running to Precious. She was still terrified of the child’s reaction to her, despite Royal’s reassurances. She was holding her breath as she watched from the corner of her eye as Royal scooped her up from behind Nyx.
“I want my Mommy!” Precious shrieked at the top of her lungs, drawing stares from the few people sitting in
