He thought he was stopping for a stray dog in the snow-until he saw what she was hiding beneath her body

Bennett stood near the wall, formal in uniform. Jenna sat in the back, notebook closed in her lap until proceedings began.

Crowley looked smaller without the porch beneath him and two men at his back.

He had an attorney, though not an expensive one, and he kept glancing around the courtroom as if searching for someone willing to admire his outrage. continue reading …