Must Be Magic (2012)
“Still steaming from the encounter with Leila, Dunstan resisted the urge to plow his fist into a jaw that was too much like his own. Adonis sat sprawled on a settee before the kitchen fire, looking very much at home while working a metal puzzle between his nimble fingers.
“I was polite,” Dunstan retorted. Noting the remains of bread and cheese on his son’s plate, Dunstan dug in the pantry for the same, despite Martha’s complaint that dinner would be ready soon enough.
“They’re right, you... know.” Apparently not the least bit embarrassed to reveal he’d been eavesdropping, Adonis stretched his shabby boots across the floor. “You hurt your family by not clearing your name.”
Dunstan shot him a warning look and jerked his head toward his son. “There’s a time and place for everything.”
“Tell your father why you ran away.” Adonis lifted his lengthy frame from the bench and dropped the tangled wire puzzle on the table in front of Griffith.MoreLess
“I was polite,” Dunstan retorted. Noting the remains of bread and cheese on his son’s plate, Dunstan dug in the pantry for the same, despite Martha’s complaint that dinner would be ready soon enough.
“They’re right, you... know.” Apparently not the least bit embarrassed to reveal he’d been eavesdropping, Adonis stretched his shabby boots across the floor. “You hurt your family by not clearing your name.”
Dunstan shot him a warning look and jerked his head toward his son. “There’s a time and place for everything.”
“Tell your father why you ran away.” Adonis lifted his lengthy frame from the bench and dropped the tangled wire puzzle on the table in front of Griffith.MoreLess
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