Hazel couldn't stop laughing, remembering James's shocked expression when he heard her say that she would return the gun to its owner after it had been used to kill someone. She was so satisfied looking at James's reaction, which he had never shown her.

James always showed a blank face, anger, and a domineering expression, as if he were the only one entitled to scare others.

Whatever was going through James' mind, Hazel felt a little triumphant, even though she was also deeply moved by James' expression of love for her.

Her steps stopped, as did her laughter, when she saw the man she had last seen at James's New...