Troubleshooter (42 page)
Authors: Gregg Hurwitz
Tags: #Los Angeles (Calif.), #Serial murderers, #California, #United States marshals, #Prisoners, #General, #Rackley; Tim (Fictitious character), #Suspense fiction, #Thrillers, #Suspense, #Fiction, #Espionage
Dray couldn't quite pivot her legs, so she left them behind, twisting so she could see him more clearly. The low bulge of her belly drifted into view. Her dry lips pursed, opened. "I missed you, Timothy."
He tried to smile, but it came out a half laugh. Biting her lip against the pain, she stepped around so she could face him squarely.
Tim wiped his cheeks, still unable to move.
Dray's incomparable smile broke across her face, and for the first time he trusted the reality of what he was seeing. He reached to steady her through the next step.
"Come on," Dray said. "Let's get me home."
About the Author
Gregg Hurwitz is the critically acclaimed bestselling author of The Tower, Minutes to Burn, Do No Harm, The Kill Clause, and The Program. He holds a B.A. in English and psychology from Harvard University and a master's degree from Trinity College, Oxford University. He is currently writing the next Tim Rackley novel and the screen adaptation of The Kill Clause. He lives in Los Angeles. For more information please visit www.gregghurwitz.net.
