Capítulo 55: Chapter 55: Crumbling Bridges

When I finally stepped through the veil and into the basement, I was under control enough to wipe the tears from my face and not go looking for a cardboard box to kick with my sharp toed high heels. Barely.

Sassafras perched on the bottom step, staring up at me with huge amber eyes. The moment I saw him the tears started again, though I didn't know why I was crying. I sank to the step and hugged him, not caring if I got silver fur on my nice navy suit. His purring soothed me enough I made it to hiccup stage and was able to tell him what happened without hitching a breath.

"The idiot!" Sassafras's snapping tone told me he was behind me all the way and that make me feel so much better. Mostly because I knew I had a temper and was worried maybe I jumped the gun, overreacted. But the way my silver Persian's body quivered in anger I knew I was right, had the right to be angry and upset. "What was Quaid thinking?"