name.”

Too late.

I lifted the silver platter. Mara moved toward the hallway while Ruiz and two officers entered behind her.

“Ready?” she asked.

I looked at my reflection in the lid: shaken, marked, but no longer afraid.

“Serve them,” I said.

Part 3

I walked into the dining room with the platter in my hands. All three of them sat up straighter.

“Finally,” Daniel continue reading …