Prologue

PROLOGUE

He watches her almost as closely as I do. She cannot lift a hand without his eyes following the gesture, it is a silent ballet: her gestures create an echo in him that he seems unable to control. He watches her always – but I am watching him.

I have waited years to find her and now I have, but I cannot act when he is there.

He is a complication I had not anticipated.

Life is full of complications though and rewards come to those who wait.

I will wait and I will watch and soon this will be over. For I have found The Sole Survivor and I intend to right the wrongs of that night, finally.

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