"Good Neighbor's" parole felt like walking a tightrope. Every time a car sped down the street or a stranger entered the restaurant, the locals would look at Elias.He spent his days in a haze of manual labor—removing the last of the debris and installing new, clean drywall. His muscles screamed and his hands were permanently stained with gray dust, but the physical work felt like the only thing that kept him grounded.Clara, meanwhile, had begun painting again. She set up her easel at the front of the gallery, away from the construction. She no longer painted the pretty lighthouses. She painted the fire—the oranges, the deep blacks, and the way the light looked when everything was collapsing.One afternoon, while Elias was measuring for a new rear door frame, a sleek silver car pulled up to the curb. It wasn't a Thorne vehicle, and it wasn't a news van. A woman got out, wearing a sharp white suit and sunglasses that cost more than Elias's truck.It was Elena, Elias's younger sister.E
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