him that Raizen and his father probably knew that she had sided with Sugihara. She wanted to tell him that she was off to pay the piper, likely with her life.

Eiji, ever astute, sensed her hesitation. "Babe, where are you going?" He stood and moved to block the door.

"I have to go to work."

It was a look she hadn't seen on his face in a long while; a look of desperation. "No, love. You don't."

"You look so pathetic," she said viciously, as she slammed her closet door closed. "So fucking pathetic! Your left eye is a mess and I can see a bone sticking out of the bridge of your nose. Also, dear husband, you stink! "

"You're mad, I get that. Who was that on the phone?"

"Eiji-kun," She pla...

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