Sweet Subterfuge

It took some time to drive back into the center from the airport. In the middle of It, Lewis met up with a subordinate and told him to

low Larissa’s car away from the motel

When they reached Maple Hotel, it was already 3 am. There were no hotel guests in the lobby, only uniformed hotel stall waiting for guests to show up

The doorman was about to help guide them kindly when Larissa waved him off and explained their reasons for coming. I’m looking for your hotel’s Administrative Manager, Wendy.”

The smile on the doorman’s lace frone up as he backed away alertly. He anxiously caled for the lobby manager to come.

As “oldies” al the hotel Industry, Larissa naturally had met the lobby manager quite a len limes. The manager recognized Larissa and asked her. ‘What brings you here?”

“I’m looking for Wendy,” Larissa replied.

with Wendy, so he helped Larissa get a room card from the front desk. “Just head up. I

to Wendy’s room. Her andety was firmly there and did not disappear until she was sure that Wendy was okay.

and the room was dark. The cardholder already had a room card, so Larissa turned on the warm orange lights in the entryway

Larissa’s footsteps, so her racing heartbeat and

human–shaped bulge under the middle of the big white bed. Larissa llbloed over

Even though she knew she was being paranoid. she sell carefully checked

showed that she was line now. Larissa held her chest and sat at the head of the bed. All the energy that had been supporting her all this time vanished

door, When he heard nothing, he poked his head around

no idea if Wendy was really okay. “She’s

silent by her answer. Then he asked, “Want to

“No.”

Wendy back home was only creating

here with her.”

to Gary’s anyway. Larissa had no reason