NINE
Rora and Junker hadn’t talked much beyond finishing their drinks. Junker had shared his impressions of Strike and Bella, but Rora had kept her opinions to herself. Once their glasses were empty, they decided to get an early night, so they could be fresh for the next day.
Lying on the couch, listening to Junker’s quiet snore, Rora stared at the shadows on the ceiling, trying not to think about Opal being so close to her.
She’d hidden the computer in the room at Junker’s behest. But after he was asleep, she’d got up and moved the laptop to a new hiding place. Junker thought they were hiding it from Strike, but Rora was hiding Opal from everyone.
It reeked of the Point all over again. What kind of a person was she that she couldn’t trust anyone? She’d lied to Benjamin about hiding th
