#Chapter 88: Hotel Guests Only

“Oh,” Miles says. “That.” I have so many questions that I’m unsure where even to start. Why? How? My mind is a mess. Fortunately, Miles takes pity on me and starts talking without any prompting. “Thea and Garnar have cost you your normal life, Esther. I wasn’t going to let them take away your family, too. Trust me, Thea didn’t make it all that difficult. She has sexual and romantic connections with dozens of men all over town. It’s some kind of miracle Garnar didn’t catch on himself. “Your parents not seeing it, I can understand. They probably had the blinders on for their ‘perfect’ daughter. I knew for them, hard evidence was going to be what was needed.” “You did this for me,” I say. “Of course I did,” Miles replies. “Thea wanted to separate you from your family. She wanted to isolate you and ruin your life. I would never let that happen, Esther. Not in a million years.” “But why?” I ask. “Why go to all this trouble just for me?” “You know why,” Miles says. “And if yo