Chapter 76: "Lunatic on the Loose"

The wedding was beautiful, and Emily spent the next morning lazing around the house since the party had gone late into the evening.

She was trying to teach her new puppy different commands, though the training devolved into a game of tug-of-war with a chew toy when Byron finally woke up and joined them in the living room. He was even more groggy than she was.

"No more parties for a while..." he said, settling down on the couch and sipping a cup of espresso.

"What happened to your healthy morning smoothies?" Emily asked.

"I need this... There was way too much alcohol last night. I guess I'm getting old."

Emily grinned. If he was getting old, he didn't look it with his smooth, glowing skin. "Are you also going to do your workout on the couch?"

"Yeah, why not?"

He picked up a tablet instead and started going through the financial news and answering emails.

"What the hell..." he suddenly pronounced.

Emily looked up to see the familiar frown lines cross his face as he examined so