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Kira shook her head. “I’m sorry, what?”
She had never heard anything about Ginette Waters being abducted. A high-profile woman like her, it would have been in the papers.
Trevor would have mentioned it.
The musicians continued playing and the fountain continued its tinkling accompaniment, even though Kira felt as though the world had just lurched beneath her feet.
Ginette’s gaze became distant. “I was nine. My father had left years ago. It was just my mother and me.”
Her voice was soft. Kira leaned closer to listen.
“We came to LA so my mother could find work. We were new to the city, and there was never enough money for a babysitter.”
Ginette took a shuddering breath. “She had a job interview. I waited for her outside, on a bench. A boy with sandy hair came over and talked to m
