CHAPTER 22
As autumn passed into winter, even Selene began to believe that Billy had perhaps been dissuaded against his ugly vendetta after receiving a bullet for his trouble. He hadn't been seen since the incident. f*******n to have anything to do with the case, she was unable to pry information about his whereabouts from the brains of his friends and loved ones. Perhaps it's just as well. It would be unethical.
Instead, the newlyweds concentrated on decorating their home for Christmas. Brandon purchased a fresh pine tree, which they put up in the living room, festooned with lights and dripping with paper ornaments Maggie had made in Sunday School when she was very small. Soon, Selene thought with a smile, new paper plate angels will join the old ones.
One bitterly cold night in mid-De
