Grandma Alexakis took Prim out of the bedroom, and the guards stood still. The old lady had an air of authority as unnerving as her grandsons'.She took Prim to her quarters, and they watered the old lady’s potted plants together.She told Prim bits and pieces about Egan and Eli’s childhood. Prim did not miss that the woman carefully avoided giving too many details about Ruben Alexakis, Egan’s father.But with the scraps of information she pieced together, she realized the man had been such a demon, he made Egan look like a saint.She listened quietly, soaking up as much information as she could get about this family. Around noon, they shared a meal and, as they ate, the old lady said, “Your hair is beautiful. You should take more care of it.” Prim blushed in embarrassment and nodded.“When last did you visit the salon?”“When I went to Peru,” Prim responded.“Before that?” Prim looked up from her plate. Did the old lady think she was a bum because she saw her hair unkept some hou
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