Chapter 4

I didn't look back at them. I turned and walked away.

Back at the hotel, I grabbed my suitcase.

Downstairs at the front desk, I slid the keycard across the counter. "Check me out."

The receptionist glanced at her computer and looked a bit uneasy. "Mr. Sterling, Ms. Lane said you should wait here for her. She'll come back as soon as she's done. Maybe you should—"

I cut her off. "If your wife was with someone else, would you still wait for her?"

She opened her mouth, then slowly shook her head.

I said, "Check me out, please."

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