Deceptive
“Jack commented as they crossed the street from Masard’s gallery to their hotel, the chilly air sweeping a few strands of hair around Zoe's face. “Let’s circle the block again,” Jack said. They’d convinced Masard to get the cut on his head checked, and he’d phoned for a doctor to make a house call. The small white car with the words S.O.S. Medecins on the door arrived as they left.
Zoe shook her hair from her eyes and turned her face into the nippy breeze. “Yeah, he seemed helpful enough, and if... he really doesn’t like Gray, he might be telling us the truth—that he’s not going to turn us in, but I’d rather get moving once the Metro starts running.”
“I’m with you all the way.”
The desk clerk handed over their room keys, barely raising his eyes from his paperwork. “Guests returning at three a.m. must not be that unusual,” Zoe said as they climbed the stairs. Each step was an effort. She’d been hyped up, running on adrenaline, but the focused tension had drained away and jetlag was sapping her alertness.MoreLess
Zoe shook her hair from her eyes and turned her face into the nippy breeze. “Yeah, he seemed helpful enough, and if... he really doesn’t like Gray, he might be telling us the truth—that he’s not going to turn us in, but I’d rather get moving once the Metro starts running.”
“I’m with you all the way.”
The desk clerk handed over their room keys, barely raising his eyes from his paperwork. “Guests returning at three a.m. must not be that unusual,” Zoe said as they climbed the stairs. Each step was an effort. She’d been hyped up, running on adrenaline, but the focused tension had drained away and jetlag was sapping her alertness.MoreLess
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