Nicole's pov I did not move. The lock had clicked behind me, and my whole body understood that I was not alone in the room."Don't turn around too fast, Dr. Nicole," Sam said. He still wore that calm smile, but his fingers had stopped tapping on the desk. "Someone wants to say hello."Slowly, I turned my head. The corner behind the door was dark, with the blinds throwing thin stripes of light across the floor.A tall shadow stood against the wall beside the filing cabinet. It stepped forward, and the light touched grey hair, a dark suit, and a face I had spent years trying to forget.My father, Andrew.He held a brass key between two fingers, turned it once then dropped it into his jacket pocket."You've gotten thin," he said.My mouth opened, but my voice did not come right away. In the hotel lobby I had pressed myself against a wall just to keep him from seeing me. I still did not know what he had been doing there, and the question sat on my tongue like a hot coal, but I swallow
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