The noise from the drama downstairs caught the attention of other people in the house, including Williams', who had returned to the house that morning together with Roman and Trevor.
He had already gone into one of the rooms to rest his head, the weight of exhaustion pressing into his bones, when he heard the disturbance, loud crashes followed by muffled curses. He walked out, his shadow stretching long against the wall, to catch sight of Trevor and Daniel pushing themselves off the floor, their breaths coming hard.
Just one look at Cody, whose knuckles were white from clenching his fists, and the latter began to explain what had just happened to Williams.
Roman, on the other hand, was about to step inside his room after speaking with Tessy, the ghost of her scent still clinging to the air around him, when he heard the noise, a discordant interruption to the morning's fragile calm.
