All Chapters of Every Woman Had a Price: Chapter 11

I made sure to clean Susie up as gently as possible.Then, I asked Kai's friend, the medical examiner, to do everything he could to restore her appearance. I even hired a professional mortuary makeup artist. I wanted Susie to look like herself again—the beautiful girl who used to smile at me every morning, the girl I'd fallen in love with.I sat on the steps outside the funeral home and smoked while they worked. I didn't ask how things were going or how much longer it would take. I just sat there and waited.Eventually, Kai came rushing outside. "Cruz! You need to come see this!"I slowly got to my feet, crushed my cigarette beneath my shoe, and took a deep breath before following him inside.…The moment I entered the room, I stopped dead.Susie lay there, her face carefully restored and her makeup done just as she used to wear it. For a brief moment, she looked as though she were sleeping, and I could almost imagine her opening her eyes and greeting me with that same familia