The detective had seen it too.

You cannot un-see the moment a mask stops matching the face beneath it.

Chapter 9 — Two Wives

The mug went to the state lab under an emergency request.

While we waited, prosecutors obtained a warrant to search the country house.

And somewhere in that long wait, Javier took a phone call that drained the color out of his face.

We had been sitting in a small interview room for hours by then.

Kai had fallen asleep against my arm.