5
I stood on the sidewalk for a second, holding a folder of real estate printouts in one hand and a hundred thousand dollars in the other. It wasn’t until I started shivering that I realized I really should go back inside.
Back inside and do what? Put the money in my locker and leave it until the end of the day?
“Dammit, Dad.”
I turned to go back inside, but a wall of black blocked me.
“Do you really think it wise to be walking around outside without a coat?” Eric asked, one black eyebrow arched high on his alabaster forehead. “Have you decided to use a little trick from the phone to keep warm? It might draw unnecessary attention, but I applaud your embracing magic.”
“I came out here to talk to my dad.”
“The mystery father appeared?” Eric looked up and down the street as though hopi
