A MISTAKE.

King did not know what offended him more. Maybe it was him catching the woman from falling or the woman not pulling away from him and resting comfortably in his chest.

How the hell did even catch her?!

He pushed her away from himself rather roughly and watched as she struggled to balance herself.

“If you know you can’t handle yourself, I don’t know why you drank then.”

Maybe he knew…

He had gotten the report that she had visited her father’s house after she left work and coincidentally, Max was there.

King did not know what happened there but he knew that whatever might have happened had caused her to not have dinner and then get herself drunk this way.

Did she get to talk to her ex?

He hated that she was still in touch with that man and he wanted for nothing than to force word out of her mouth.

“You met Max today, what did you talk about?” He asked.

Payton raised her head to look at him while she staggered and then burst into tears.

“He… he did not even look at me.”

King pulled his b