The warm air was like the last gasp of summer, thought David, sitting next to Nicole in her living room. In two days autumn would arrive, a time when the leaves would reach maturity, then die with grace and beauty. His eyes traced the svelte lines of his dainty companion, who wore silk slacks and...
It was a warrant signed by the governor, and it was his sworn duty to carry it out. His eyes locked on the words to be hanged by the neck until dead. Out the back window, he saw the setting for the duty he had to perform: the courtyard between his office and the jail. He saw the simple wood platf...