CHAPTER 49Suter returned to the vestibule without his robe with his long hair pulled back into a ponytail. Wearing his jeans, white oxford shirt and athletic shoes, he looked like a middle-aged hippie. After he handed Mara a glass of water, he took his seat on the opposite end of the couch, clearly trying to give her some room to breathe.
“It’s not a phrase we allow ourselves to use around here much, but you look like you’ve seen a ghost,” he said with a disarming smile.
“Sorry, I feel like a complete i***t. You look like someone I once knew, that’s all. I didn’t mean to put you out.” She took a gulp of water.
He relaxed into the back of the couch. “No problem at all. When you feel up to it, please continue.”
“Continue?”
“You said you had some questions. Can you tell me what they are
