He smiled at her, and then at the little boy hanging onto her hand. It was the first time since her return that he saw peace on her face. He was grateful, whatever the cause.“Welcome. It is good to see happy faces.”Layla arched an eyebrow. “Some are not happy?”“Some are not, and it does not matte...
He didn’t know whether he was kidding himself or not, maybe letting himself believe that man no longer existed because he couldn’t bear to be alive in this man’s skin. He touched his face. His jowls were sagging. He vaguely remembered his father’s face looking a bit like this, although the eyes w...
Justin had just finished brokering the sale and was in the act of transferring the money to Maurice’s checking account when his phone rang. He typed in the last bit of information and clicked on Send, then picked up the receiver. “Hello.” “Justin, it’s me.” All the muscles in his body went slack ...