Chapter 10
Jean
Cara is recovering. The bruises look their ugliest, but that’s the day after a beating for you. I should know. I don’t get my a*s kicked very often, but when you get into a fight, you are going to get hurt, even if you win. That is how things work.
Reality is dawning on her too, with a bit of help. I really wish it didn’t have to, but there’s no helping it now. Before I found out that Richard disappeared two girls, I thought she had a prayer of using the courts and the press, but if he can pull enough strings to get away with murder twice...it’s really time to stop playing by the rules.
I’m glad she seems to be starting to understand that. I never had the luxury of thinking any other way.
We eat in silence for a while as the rain pours over the edge of the porch roof.
