Chapter 48

• I closed my eyes tight, hoping more than I’d hoped for anything that Dan would get fucking shanked before being released. UnChristian, unkind, cruel. I couldn’t help it. Maybe it really was a good thing I wasn’t the lead on this case.
• “Thanks for listening, Elizabeth. Obviously I couldn’t talk to Felicity about this, and we’ve distanced ourselves from most of our friends.”
• I stood, too, and impulsively hugged her. She was still in my arms for a moment. Then she exhaled and nearly sank into my body.