CHAPTER THIRTEEN
capitulation
DAY 3
I set the quiet phone on the counter, take a deep breath, and look up at Number Two.
“If this were a film, I’d say it’s coincidence that I walked in when I did.” Rupert closes the main front door behind him, sealing us off from anyone outside who could overhear.
“You always said that lies were truths waiting to be discovered.”
“And what a discovery this is.” Cane in hand, he moves to the nearest overstuffed chair and eases himself into it, resting his glossy black stick against the armrest. “Please. Do explain, Lara.” He gestures toward the couch, indicating that I should sit. The drowsiness so elusive over the past twelve hours hits me all at once.
“Have you slept?” I ask, not sitting quite yet.
“Lara.” Rupert’s voice is a low growl as he nods f
