The Sinner (2016)
“Shaw, I drove over to Rutledge Avenue to check on my place. I had been gone for nearly three months and the musty odor of neglect assailed me as I let myself in the front door. Wrinkling my nose at the accumulation of dust, I went from room to room, checking windows and doors and assuring myself that everything was exactly as I’d left it.
Despite the heat, I put on the teakettle while I tidied up, and then carried a cup of chamomile out to the backyard where I could sit in the shade and thi...nk. The scent of oleander drifted over the fence and a mild breeze stirred the late roses. I was happy to see that the garden had flourished during my absence and I hated to sully the splendor with the ugly specter of bondage, body parts and murder.
My skin crawled at the images that my mind insisted upon conjuring. I wanted no part of any of this madness, and if I hadn’t left Angus in Ascension, I might have been tempted to abandon the restoration and disregard Darius Goodwine’s proposition.MoreLess
Despite the heat, I put on the teakettle while I tidied up, and then carried a cup of chamomile out to the backyard where I could sit in the shade and thi...nk. The scent of oleander drifted over the fence and a mild breeze stirred the late roses. I was happy to see that the garden had flourished during my absence and I hated to sully the splendor with the ugly specter of bondage, body parts and murder.
My skin crawled at the images that my mind insisted upon conjuring. I wanted no part of any of this madness, and if I hadn’t left Angus in Ascension, I might have been tempted to abandon the restoration and disregard Darius Goodwine’s proposition.MoreLess
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