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I exited the car and jogged up the stone steps I knocked and was startled when a man hite hair opened the door

“Hello”

“Hi” I sht I’m a friend of his”

“I’m afraid he’s not here”

I frowned “He left his car out front I just saw hi that car He was at my house”

The ht in a lie I couldn’t bla for his boss

I pushed past him “Is he upstairs?” There were no noticeable doors in the foyer, only a staircase that led to the second story

“Yes, but I wouldn’t—”

I ran quickly to the second level “Knight? Knight?” I stopped when I saw hirand piano The s to the courtyard thrown open Sheer curtains danced in and out of the roohosts

“Knight, what happened?” I approached hiin on the piano

“I told you I can’t talk about it” His back was to me His broad shoulders stretched for htly placed my palm on his shoulder He jumped

“I just want to knohat happened That’s all” I kept my voice quiet

He shook his head “No”

I took a step toward hie of the bench, so that my back was to the keys and I faced hie that I had broached his space There was soave me chills

“Please,” I whispered I didn’t want to beg hiht It was as if there was a fracture between us, but I didn’t knohere it was How could I mend it if I didn’t kno to find the break?