He Called It a “Compromise”—Until My Cats Exposed His True Heart

at him without fear. That’s the thing about Toby. He doesn’t do fear. He’s old enough to believe the world is mostly safe, because I’ve tried to make it so.

Mark’s eyes flicked to Toby. Then away.

“Did you sleep?” he asked.

“Not really,” I said.

“Same.” He gave a half smile, like we were on the same team. Like we weren’t about to rip each other apart.

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