Zachary answered in a mild manner, “I’m a nocturnal person. I’m not usually home at this hour.”

He adjusted his schedule and was in the same time zone as the majority of people in the city after he got married.

“Sit,” Julian said to Zachary. “This calls for some liquor. I brought out my good alcohol.”

There was a bottle of liquor and two glasses on the coffee table. Judging by the alcohol in the glasses, the cousins had been drinking.

Zachary rejected. “Thank you, but my wife doesn’t lik