CHAPTER TWENTY
Maia watched as Atom checked every door and window in the house as she sat with Betty cuddled up on the couch. When Atom had finished his recognizance, he came down and sat next to her, his arm around her shoulders. “So.”
“So.”
They looked at each other. “He wants to kill me.” Maia said it, but there was no fear in her voice, just resignation.
“He won’t get near you.” Atom’s voice was crackling with anger. “Look, the police told me they were contacting New York. They’re reopening the case.”
“He killed her. He killed my daughter. Now he wants me dead.”
“I don’t get it… why now? Why not five years ago?”
“Because I was still his five years ago. Because I hadn’t fallen in love with another man. I’ll bet you any amount of money in the world that he’s been watching me this
