"Say something if you hear me," Priya's voice murmured in my ear."I hear you," I said, barely moving my lips."Good. Dennis is parked at the end of the drive. We can see the gate. If anything feels wrong, say the word dessert and we're coming in.""Dessert," I repeated. "Very subtle.""Subtle is the point."The estate looked exactly as it always had, white stone and lit windows, the gravel drive raked smooth, as if nothing in the world had ever happened inside it. Ivy walked beside me in a dark dress she'd borrowed from Priya, her arms wrapped around herself. Julian trailed half a step behind us, looking like a man returning to the scene of his own sentencing."You don't have to do this," he said quietly at the door."Yes, I do. And so do you."Margaret opened it herself, as she had the morning I'd come to confront her. Tonight she wore deep green silk, her hair immaculate, her smile placed on her face with the precis
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