Chapter 35Roughly, the day before the Kimura capture, Michelle was seized and beaten unconscious on her way to Martha's Vineyard. For hours, she lay bound in her car trunk near Woods Hole, Massachusetts. The brutal beating caused severe head injuries and has left her hospitalized for weeks. Now in critical care at Mount Sinai Hospital, her friends keep constant vigil, waiting for her to wake from the medically-induced coma. The FBI, anxious to interrogate her about the cartel, waits nearby for her recovery. With the capture of her parents, we've assumed the role of family, switching shifts, wanting to reassure her when she wakes she's not alone.
While waiting for Michelle's recovery, I've made peace with Kayla's death. For the first time since her murder, I travel the fated path I took th
