JUNE 2006
CHAPTER FORTY
In the cozy condo by the sea, silence fell as I digested Jamila’s story. She stared out the glass doors.
I cleared my throat. “The knife?”
Jamila flinched. She nodded once.
I took a steadying breath. Rising, I moved toward her. I crept, as if approaching a feral animal.
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