Contents

One

Arson. The word and its implications echoed inside thirty-seven-year-old Narice…

Two

Narice awakened around noon to the smells of coffee and…

Three

After the audience, Fulani escorted Narice back to the bedroom…

Four

The quilt wasn’t very large; its size would barely cover…

Five

Once they hit I-75, Narice asked, “Where to now?”…

Six

Narice awakened the next morning to the sound of knocking.

Seven

Saint nursed his coffee at a seat in the back…

Eight

While Saint drove, Narice continued to mull over the handwritten…

Nine

Saint was asking himself the same question and came up…

Ten

Once Saint was done eating, he turned to Portia. “Now,…

Eleven

Portia was seated in front of a monitor, fingers flowing…

Twelve

Lily had a V-8 engine and 345 horses under her…

Thirteen

After another thirty miles of twists and turns on the…

Fourteen

Hours later, Narice awakened in the bed. The slow realization…

Fifteen

After slipping on the hotel’s robe, Narice padded back into…

Sixteen

Saint reached into his pocket for the small bottle of…

Seventeen

Traveling the channel turned out to be slow, hard work.

Eighteen

One minute Narice was dreaming of making love to Saint…

Nineteen

Portia took Narice to the Atlanta airport. From there, Narice…


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