Chapter 4

It had only just started snowing, light and fresh smelling, but the air was bitterly cold as usual. If he did resign or get sacked, he would make it his goal to find employment somewhere warm.

Sometime today, Christian suspected, he would have a command performance in front of Gabriel. He wouldn’t be finished stringing ribbons through wreaths until later in the afternoon, but he guessed the summons would come by then.

Sighing with regret, he inhaled one last breath of fresh air before heading back inside.

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Gabriel steepled his fingers and studied Christian as he stood before his desk. He’d sent a message to Christian to report here immediately following his shift earlier that day. And now here he was.