He made me an accomplice to my own robbery, and made me grateful for the chance.

He was weeping now.

He took his house keys out of his pocket and set them on the table, and said he’d rented a room near his office, and that he wasn’t going to beg — that he needed to take responsibility first.

Chapter 16 — Which Did You Choose

“Does your mother know you came back here tonight?” she asked.

“Yes.