Beth’s beautiful hair was pulled back in a ponytail and held in place with a pink scrunchie. The walk-in closet door was open on my wife’s side. ...here was a pile of my wife’s dresses laid out on the bed next to Beth It was if Elizabeth had tried them all on before falling asleep. I quietly walked to my dresser and observed my alarm clock was on the left side instead of the right. Upon closer inspection, the alarm was set for 10:00 PM. One hour before my overtime shift was supposed to end. . # ‘Bradley!’ Michelle cried, then froze as did the others at the sight of the pistol in Bradley’s hand. ‘What’re you doing here?’ Etienne asked levelly. ‘There’s a problem with the papers,’ Bradley replied. He opened the sheaf to the offending page, handed it to Etienne. The former stevedore looked puzzled for a moment, then his eyes narrowed. In the fold of the papers, were the words “pawn passant” within the crude outline of a lizard. ‘I saw the papers when Andre brought them to me,’ Bradley. Allen let him know that he would be buried in the same hole as his SUV if he ever returned, before handing him a document to sign. Allen waited till he boarded the bus and, only then did he leave, with a big smile on his face. Chapter 13: SafeRory thanked everyone involved in volunteering their time to help him deal with Sara’s ex. He did have to pay the private investigator, who was hired to shadow the cop during his return to Chicago.Finally, Sara and Rebeca were safe. They could freely. ”That was the end of Jackie’s indecision; she took two long strides forward and brought her palm down hard on Lexi’s tender butt cheek. Lexi’s reaction was immediate and galvanic: Her whole body quivered; she lowered her head and let out a guttural, wordless cry. This in turn got Jackie’s adrenalin pumping, and she slapped Lexi’s other cheek even more forcefully, making the cheerleader yell a little louder. “Fuck yes,” barked Lexi. “Give me everything you have.”Jackie took a big windup and put.