Inside the master bedroom, Kaija pressed her ear to the door.
Knowing Juho was inside her place, plus the mocha from earlier, she could hardly fall fully asleep. Her brain automatically went into alert mode.
When Juho's back hit the door after Charles kicked him, the loud thud had jolted her awake. A little while later, she saw light seeping through the small gap under the door.
That was when she knew something really wrong was going on in her living room, and she decided she couldn't sleep anymore.
Then the two men's voices came, and she overheard everything.
A little while after Charles voiced his threat, the voices stopped. Only the sound of the front door opening and slamming shut followed, the slam just as angry as what Charles must have felt right now.
Soon enough, all the lights in the living room went off.
A sigh slipped out of her as she leaned her head heavily against the door.
