Alexander
I didn't like what I was doing, and that's precisely why I knew it was necessary…
I stayed in the car for a few seconds before getting out, observing the building. Vanessa's apartment lights were still on.
I took a deep breath, reached inside my jacket, pulled out the small recorder, and studied it for a few moments.
"I hope I'm not mistaken," I murmured. I turned it on, and a small green light appeared. I put it back in my inside jacket pocket, hidden enough so it wouldn't attract attention.
Then I got out of the car and walked toward the building, and minutes later I was standing in front of her apartment door.
I knocked twice, heard movement on the other side, and finally the door opened. For a moment I stared at her, because she wasn't the same woman I had seen days be
