formula either. I couldn’t just ignore it.”
Clara’s gaze drifted from Ethan’s face down to the bags. Her breath hitched. The chain rattled as she unlatched it with trembling fingers. She opened the door, stepping back into the dim warmth of her studio apartment.
“You brought it?” she whispered, her voice barely audible over Lily’s faint whimpering.
“I brought everything,” Ethan said, stepping inside. He didn’t look around with pity, though his sharp eyes took in the flickering overhead bulb, the bare kitchen counter, and the stack of red-stamped eviction
