Chapter Sixteen
Why had Natalie been so forthcoming, only to lie about the source of her information? And, if she lied about that, what else had she lied about? After another fitful night, I padded down the hall in my Powerpuff Girl slippers, grumpily noting the superhero powers hadn’t started kicking in yet. I was barely recharged and ready to tackle those questions, not to mention the dozens of others Leah and I had somehow managed to accumulate.
I hoped Leah had a more restful night. Even Nicoh and Pandora had seemed content, gently snoozing side by side on his king-sized pet bed until they escaped to the outdoors during the early morning hours. I looked out the window and found them sunning themselves by the pool, belly-sides up. Quite a pair, those two. It would be hard to separate
