NERO'S GAME

Letting t

t on the counter,before pulling her buzzing phone out from her apron

world doing today?" Connor's charming v

Connor." She bit

n going today? Did you

s going as good as

by running the tiny cobb

, it's going to pick up

g I would like to

leaning on. She sensed that he was

g wrong? Are you alright

replied to allay her fears. He

er thundering chest as she exhale

ad to her. He didn't want to lose her, but

lea

. Olivia felt like the carpet had been shifted from underneath her feet. Both wai

ike me again? She wanted to add but co

. "The shop's not doing well so I have

she said

rson who made life bearable. Living with her mother was su

offered, snapping her

se.She hadn't expected him

nd eventually save up enough to buy us a good house, and then we can get married too. Jus

ducation? And also her mother, she couldn't just leave her. Though her mothe

sly. "Connor, this all

shrill sound of the sum

o. I'll talk

r?" Connor asked in a voice tha

'll talk later

ut

y ended the call and

and was surprised that they had a full house t

the bel

ork today. She must have run off with h

d an extra hand." Mel was clea

ll give y

you,

he customer was a tall handsome man dre

me to Sweet Treats," Oli

re scanning the room. Olivia had never seen hi

n I get

tselling sweet dessert?" His voice was deep and heav

estseller. It's my recipe, and I can

concluded that he must be trying to decide whether he would trust h

coffee. One black, and the other

via asked, writi

es

r, and I will ge

returned with his orders. "Here's your

lar note which he handed to her. He quickly left before Olivia could retu

fter the saying the rosary with her moth

stoically. She was never affectionate towards her. She spen

d in confusion as she

is this?"sh

nvent?" Her voice was shaky with the fear that

nd it back to me as soon as possible," she re

o.

Olivia. Eyes wide with shock,

isobeying me? Why don't you

lways prayed and hoped that one day that

This is not what I want." She need

in against your own body?" she seethed an

ainst your own body, haven't you?" Her eyes were manic and burned with rage as she s

ou treating me this way. I'm

ong will I continue to hope and wish y

rid of you because it would be a sin before the Lord. You should

ill you see that you are punishing me, and making my life

and her expression f

nd leave college to enroll in the c

from the demon that has possessed you. She looked at Olivi

nun. A soft purr drew her attention to the fat feline furball. Olivia opened h

out mom? I can't do wh

se. Her sudden movement made the cat fall off her lap and it pu

h shaky hands. She heaved a si

e, wh

onnor. Am com