Murder on Milan Road

hear the clock in the hallway ticking like a time bomb. Every creak of the floor, every whisper of th

e blood of the man who she had cal

looking at her with the same kindness he'd always carried, but now empty, frozen, and devoid of life. His hands

Now, the house was filled with officers, flashes from camera

whispered nearby. Maybe Luna. Maybe someone els

e day her life sto

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t to hide the swelling in her eyes. The funeral was a blur. She hadn't spoken much. Her moth

or Or

noticing how everyone looked at her. Pity.....Suspicion.....Curiosity. Maybe it was because she didn't

softly, brushing a strand of Amara's curly hair behi

e they were ten. And while Amara had begun exploring the truth about herself and her attraction to wo

house still smel

till scattered, the drawers left ajar. She walked toward the large mahogany desk and ran her fingers acr

spare keys from a small ceramic

rty documents. But buried under them, she found somethin

de was a single piece of p

r left buried, but you

re........

eart

a called fro

note into her hoo

made us some tea. You

took the mug b

this." Luna stepped clos

Knowing that someone hated him enough to ki

n faltered. "He

on scratched the ba

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The police didn't have much to go on. No signs of forced

His favorite coffee shop. His office. His driver's plac

a suit approached he

s Ro

es

slightly. "I'm new on the

Clean-shaven. Sharp jaw.

to a din

esting acquaintances," Cade

ani

yone expected. There's no record of certain transactions tha

"Are you saying

olved in something som

d. "So they

. "Do you want to h

th hitch

ood. But be e

no

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her laptop and searched her father's emails. She found

n one email t

ng too close. Delay it a few da

week befor

nds tr

his messa

destroy the lovely picture she h

one of the email,no

elt off. Tr

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gain. He looked more casual this

ay?" he

eplied. "Bu

at's the spirit.

"Do you always flirt

ly the ones wit

hing. The attention felt

her shoulder and whispered, "Be

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ch, watching an old movie. She

ng som

you o

ill

and hugged her. Amara stiffene

hrough this,

more. She was starting to feel li

ven h