CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
THE NEXT NIGHT, DEE tried to keep her mind on Autumn’s murder but the charms of The Circle swept her up at every turn. In between questioning guests who had nothing new to offer, her thoughts drifted to how being at the compound freed her mind unlike nothing else.
The group comforted her and being with them erased the stress and pain and that scared her because she knew deep down...it was the ultimate manipulation.
As the guests gathered around Asia in the garden, the bubbly black woman reveled in the attention everyone gave her.
“Okay!” Asia stood on a chair as the seventy guests surrounded her. “I’ve had a lovely, lovely birthday! Jonathan, thanks so much for this amazing party.”
He smiled, glancing at Dee from the corners of his eyes.
“Every moment here is like H
