CHAPTER THIRTY
First, she went back to the Weston Motel. It was 3:45 when she arrived. Even before she was able to make it to her parking spot, she saw a flurry of activity among the two police cars that were parked in front of her room. O’Malley came rushing over to her right away as she stepped out of her car.
And he kept coming. He came in close and did something so unexpected that Avery nearly fell down on the pavement.
He hugged her.
“Avery, I’m so sorry about Ramirez.”
She hugged him back because it seemed like it was the right thing to do. She was pretty sure he was weeping, but she did her best to ignore it. She knew she had some genuine sadness lurking within her and when the time was right, she’d let it have its moment. But right now, everything felt almost mechanical within
