Chapter 16: Seething

On the other side of the apartment, Ramon Hahn was jolted awake by a bursting bladder. He had gone to bed late the previous night, so he had overslept. In that hazy moment between sleep and wakefulness, he forgot that Giselle Dixon was still staying at his place. He even forgot she was in the room right next to his. So when he yanked open the bathroom door, he did so without a second thought. Giselle was in the shower. She had just slipped out of her clothes when Ramon barged in. Her face drained...