No Greater Punishment

Amelie

The last thing I expected today was a call from Casmir. And for some odd reason, I had decided to honor his invitation and meet him at the local bar downtown. From what we discussed over the phone, he was returning to London the next day, and he wanted to see me and apologize before he leaves.

I wanted to ask him to relay his apologies over the phone, but I felt it was an insensitive thing to ask for at the moment. This was the first thing he has requested from me in three years. After everything he's done for me, accepting his invitation was the only thing I considered right.

Although Casmir and I had a very dark past, I wasn't afraid of him anymore. I was far from the girl he tried to take advantage of over a decade ago. One wrong move from him, and I would get the entire neighborhood to beat sense into him.