Katha: Mistress

I stared at the folder. “This is… embezzlement from an employee’s dying grandchild.”

“I do not balance scales,” she said. “But occasionally, I enjoy watching a hammer fall on the hand that swung it.” mistress katha

“Because he took everything,” I heard myself say. “My company. My marriage. My son’s respect. He didn’t just win. He erased me.” I stared at the folder

I opened my mouth to lie. The lie died on my tongue. Under that gaze, lies felt like wearing wet wool. ” she said. “But occasionally

She leaned down, close enough that I could see the fine lines at the corners of her mouth. “Why do you really want to destroy him?”