“But in my business, you have to be able to shut off emotions like you’re blowing out a candle. So that’s what I did. I didn’t feel good about it. In fact, I felt like a piece of shit. But she was already dead. Her dignity . . . well, not much left of that either. Instead, I paddled back to the dock, got out, tied the kayak to its mooring rack, carried my empty bottles inside the apartment, and put them in recycling. Next, I left the apartment and did a perimeter walk of the property. It was... my job now, after all. But I really did it because it gave me time to think. And because I also couldn’t help but wonder if there were any other surprises nearby. The stairs from the pool led up to the second-floor lanai. I checked all of the sliding doors and the little pass-through to the kitchen. Everything was locked up tight. Back down the stairs, I used the screen door off one end of the pool area and stepped into the yard. I walked the property from the river all the way down the long, rectangular lot to the street.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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