Chapter 9: Doubts in the Embers

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I bit down painfully on my lower lip. How could I be so clueless? Of course, he received notifications on his phone anytime the cameras caught something or someone at the front door. He was watching all of this live on his phone. I turned and looked dead at the camera, suddenly much more aware than I had been about how little I was wearing. I wrapped my arms around myself, thankful for the balmy night. "I think someone broke into the house Olly, can I call you back? The cops just got here and I have to talk to them." I squeezed my eyes shut, ready for the verbal onslaught. But, he didn't deliver. "Yes. But, call me back as soon as you're able to, okay?" His tone was clipped and he sounded angry with me. I felt guilty that this was disrupting his business trip. He was probably in some

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