The Riddle at the Bar
Elena sat at the hotel bar, her safari hat resting on the stool beside her like a shed skin. Three weeks in Egypt, and she'd spent most of them avoiding the very solitude she'd pai...
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Elena sat at the hotel bar, her safari hat resting on the stool beside her like a shed skin. Three weeks in Egypt, and she'd spent most of them avoiding the very solitude she'd pai...
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