CHAPTER ELEVEN
Vera Langley finally pulled into her apartment complex in the town of Norvander at a little bit after one in the morning.
She was still reeling from the fifty-dollar ticket she’d be getting in the mail, all because she’d been unable to pay the toll. She’d spent most of the time grumbling under her breath, thinking of exactly what strong words she’d use in a letter to the highway commission. If Ed couldn’t help, that seemed like the next logical step.
When she stepped out of her car, the parking lot was full, but quiet. Most of the lights in the neighboring apartments were off. She walked down a path and around a corner, to a corridor where her apartment was located. It was dark, and all the lights on the pathway were off.
“That’s totally unacceptable,” she muttered. She’
