It was as if all the air had been sucked out of the room; painfully tight, his throat constricted, his mouth drying almost immediately. A stray tear traced a watery trail down his cheek as he raised his head, the drop landing unceremoniously on the floor.
Alfred winced at the sound.
Knock, knock.
And then there was a flurry of motion.
The American was
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