Chapter 101

• CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND ONE
• Stepping out into the sunshine from the air-conditioned building, Tess asked herself where she could go. Looking up and down the busy street, she knew she wanted only to get away from the crush of people. An image of the grounds surrounding the Black villa rose in her mind like Valhalla to her ravaged state. She would take a taxi to the grounds and then when she was ready, she could walk home.
• Having a plan of action helped calm her churning emotions enough to wipe her tears away and wave down a cab.