TWENTY
It wasn’t easy to forget. Shea kept thinking about the cellphone she’d seen in Raid’s office. The image of it stayed in her mind for days. Still, almost a week later when she was lying on the patio couch, staring at the millions of glorious stars twinkling above the compound, she was thinking about why she’d done what she’d done.
It would be more accurate to think about why she hadn’t done anything. That phone was her ticket out and although she’d thought about the possibilities, she’d never really considered using it. But, what did that mean?
Shea had made a decision that this was the life she wanted. That’s what it meant. Throughout her life she’d always been decisive, which was why this decision was so surprising. It had snuck up on her.
While she’d recognized there was no de
