Remain Silent
Chapter One
LAUREL JENNINGS DETESTED funerals. Her dislike
was even more profound when the interment consisted
of someone close to her, someone vitally important in her
life. That particular list, which was short to begin with, had
now been reduced by one more.
She recognized the faces of many of the mourners, most
were from the occasional social function her business partner
had insisted she attend. They were old, boring, and disgustingly
rich, but they'd kept her art restoration business
flourishing, so with a grudge, she'd gone whenever Jonathan
had insisted. No one would force her to be sociable now.
It would all be over soon, she thought, shifting her gaze
from the simple pine casket with the Star of David etched
onto the top, to the rabbi. She wouldn't be putting in the obligatory
appearance at the Linton home following the graveside
service. Johanna Linton, Jonathan's mother, had made
that point patently clear. Instead, she would escape the bloodthirsty
stares of Jonathan's family and mourn in private the
loss of her business partner and dear friend. Until then, she'd
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