THE GOMEZES WENT OUT via the secret hatch with Moppet. By the time they navigated the length of the sewer pipe, out through the bush to briefly visit Lily and in through the gate, Belle had finished packing.
Belle affectionately thanked Queen for all that she had done for her—a stranger who walked in from the cold.
‘I hope you get the bastard. And I hope you find out what the hell he’s doing with the uranium. My imagination is running rampant...’
‘No, I should be the one thanking you. You went above and beyond your civic duty. We’ll get to the bottom of it. It’ll be fine,’ Queen replied.
They continued to chat all the way to the front door.
G and Bryce were huddled next to the Honda, speaking in soft voices. Upon seeing the women, the men clasped each other’s forearm. They heard the A
