Chapter 4

When the plane touched down in Dusvor, it was three in the afternoon. The sun was bright, and the air carried that fresh hint of early summer.

I pulled my suitcase through the arrivals gate and took a deep breath.

It was a new city, and I was getting a fresh start.

Starting the new job went smoothly. The atmosphere at the new company was great; everyone was welcoming, and the editor-in-chief was a cheerful woman from the northern region who took me out for dinner on my very first day.

"I've been dying to get you on board," she…