Chapter 50-1
50 JJ was sure she’d heard something. She didn’t want to wake Iris, lying on the other side of the bed. But she also couldn’t sleep without seeing what had disturbed her. Fortunately, Evie had given her a lot of practice at clandestine sliding out of beds. From the hallway, JJ could see a glow of diffused moonlight streaming in through the windows in the front rooms. There was an odd sense of expectancy in the living room, as if the space were waiting for something to happen. Harlan had let the fire burn out, and it was cool, if not downright cold. JJ crossed the room and negotiated a couple of deadbolts and a chain before breaching the front door. At least she didn’t have to worry about an alarm. She wondered why Harlan didn’t have a dog. Iris had never let Adam have one, so maybe it wa
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