The Buyer Derek Chose Was Already On A Watchlist

key I’d given him months earlier after a plumbing leak.

“Relax,” he laughed. “Your car was outside.”

My workstation was already closed.

My heart immediately sank.

“I’m working.”

He ignored my tone and wandered through the apartment.

“You really should decorate this place,” he joked. “Feels like a hotel room.”

I should have taken the key back that afternoon.continue reading …