Elena POV

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I waited until the house had gone quiet before I made the call, the study door shut, the lamp the only light on.

Hale picked up on the fourth ring, her voice thick with sleep. “Do you know what time it is?”

“I know exactly what time it is,” I said. “I also know about a man named Bauer who bought forty thousand dollars of your debt three years ago, then sold it on to someone you’ve never met. You know who that someone is, Dolores. I’m guessing the court ...