She had a lot to think about.

Her family, her kids.

.

She had to factor all that in when making her choices.

The night crept by.

By the time the first Light of dawn appeared, Alexis snuffed out her last cigarette.

She grabbed her phone and dialed her assistant.

When she picked up, Alexis asked in a soft voice, “Was Leonel badly hurt in last year’s crash?”

Her assistant, sounding half-asleep, was suddenly wide awake.

She hesitated, not wanting to say anything.

Alexis could sense the truth from the silence.

After a moment, she said, “I need to see the car.

to talk her out of

it’s been

probably can’t find it

“Find it for me.

matter what it

no room for doubt, so the assistant

right on

later, Alexis was at the scrapyard,

manager was chatty, saying, “Don’t let the clutter

cars used

them are here because they were in bad

Like this one.

kid totaled it and he

like this were just another

asked with a

manager pointed off in

“It’s over there.

do you want with that wreck? It used to be a Luxury car, but it was

owner got his leg

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