Chapter 150 : The Two Tests

Sara

"I can hear you out there," Jaxon's amused voice called out from inside his home office, freezing me mid-step. I'd been pacing in front of his door for close to fifteen minutes now, and I still hadn't worked up the courage to actually go into the office and talk to him. I hadn't felt this nervous in a while, but it was a welcome change.

It had been a few weeks since we made our truce with Marino and everything had been quiet. I finally started being able to relax, and I stopped looking over my shoulder all the time–everything was finally okay.

I was enjoying my relationship with my husband and rebuilding my relationship with my mother. I was also discovering how much responsibility caring for another living thing was, even if it was just a small dog like King. He was more high maintenance than I'd expected, and I wanted him to always have the best of everything.

"Are you really not going to come in?" Jaxon called out again, his tone incredulous.