ROMAN

I park the car outside my house and stare at it.

Fuck, it looks so different from when Nikki and I were here the last time. This is ridiculous. Maybe I should never have brought Esmeralda here, but it's only five months, and anyway, where else would I take her? This place is the safest one I could think of.

Sure, Nikki knows about it, but she would never come here.

Not on her own, at least.

I stride into the building, crossing the parlor on my way to the living area. My intention ...