“It’s a pity that you’ll be meeting her tomorrow, as I’m afraid you won’t have enough time to do it today.”

Brendan felt himself stop breathing for a moment as he looked at her worried face. An idea occurred to him, and he clutched Deirdre’s wrist abruptly. “Why don’t…”

Deirdre raised her gaze in confusion while Brendan said through clenched teeth, “Why don’t you delay the meeting a little?”

He was trying to delay it frantically, hoping for time to slow down because Deirdre had given him her