Only a cool, calculating patience, waiting.

Chapter 17 — I’m Here to Take Care of Everything

“I was only thinking about life, Dulce,” I said, and I made myself smile — small, tired, frail.

“Just getting old, I suppose.”

She crossed the room and bent to press a kiss to my forehead, a kiss that made my skin crawl.

“Don’t you worry, sweetheart,” she murmured.