"Hayden told me that you’re…" I began saying softly.

"Dead?" Harvey finished my sentence for me smoothly.

He grinned at me before returning his attention to the dog on his lap as if what I wanted to discuss was something insignificant and unimportant.

"…Yes," I replied.

"I keep telling Hayden to introduce me to his girlfriend, but he always refused. It’s such a shame really…" Harvey said, sounding regretful while dodging my previous question entirely.

I was still quite scared of Harvey; however, his presence didn’t seem to intimidate me as much as Hayden did. Regardless of my own fears, I wasn’t willing to just let this slide. If I...