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Her grandfather did this to theht up with him She’d like to say she was powerless to stop it, but she knew otherwise Because she ht one She only wished that knowledge made the fallout easier

CHAPTER THIRTY

Three weeks The ae a life

One month The amount of time it took to strip a Nazi war cri on extradition

Abby waited inside the dingy confines of a roorandfather for the first time since his arrest, courtesy of Mr Levine In the three-hour drive there, she had a lot of time to think It seemed time for contemplation was in abundance lately Hours upon hours, with her thoughts spinning ‘round-and-‘round

She stood, staring at the randfather was officially no longer a US citizen She wondered how it felt for hie, torn between not caring and being unable to help herself

A part of her still had trouble co it all There were et lost in a h it never happened in the first place Then, she’d blink and all the events of the lastlike it happened ages ago rather than only a feeeks And then it would hit her—the reality of it all GG was gone and so was her grandfather Not only was he gone, but life looked very different than it had prior to her grandmother’s death

After her grandfather’s arrest, a media storm ensued Several news stations ca to interview the family of the infao frogested he take a break until the “storm died down”

Needing a soft place to fall, for the first time Abby could remember, they took an extended vacation The school was kind enough to allow Abby to finish her coursework remotely, either that or they didn’t want the rounds Herher to a church on Sunday Maybe it was the coht, ones eren’t supposed to judge theive her faith since all hers had been torn to shreds Whatever the reason, it soothed Abby

Despite the havoc in their lives, in ht the their social circle Aiving Mr Oliver credit for questioning Lawson’s death and spurring an investigation which led to her grandfather’s arrest Though thinly veiled, the lie worked

The telltale sound of footsteps approached, bringing her back to the present Her pulse twitched at the clanging of so metal as she willed herself to remain calm

The guard came into view first He opened the door to the roo hi for him to take a seat in the empty chair across from her

Chains tethered his legs while cuffs adorned his wrists They made no move to remove them

“You have tento Abby, he added, “We’ll be just outside” Hethe room, and Abby nodded

She focused on her grandfather and sed A cut on the corner of his lip drew her eye, and she wondered how he got it Did someone hurt him? Did he cause trouble?