Chapter 17The roads were quieting down, most people settling down into their weeknight routines. I was the only one that was out of mine. If it had been an ordinary life, I would have been heading out from the office with a stack of papers from Ruben and a night of blood and guts before me.
I wanted to go back to that. It hadn’t been a hell of a job, and there’d always been a little torn. But it had been familiar. Safe, ironically. It had been my life.
What did I have now? A big mess to clear up before it was all too late.
The neighborhood felt like it always did, with so many suburban families home. The neighborhood buzzed with vibrant life, if not happiness then at least contentment. Families were together, I could feel the strength of their bonds as I passed the houses. It made me
