Reya—hisoruesurprise.
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FourteenYearsAgo
LufirstmetReyawhileiigatingaserialmurdercaseoskirtsofthecity.
Backthen,hewasjustarookiecop,freshoutoftheacademy,burstingwithnaiveidealism,er,alwaysthefirsttovolunteerfrisliesttasks.
Thevictimale,nakedwomanwithaslender,elegantfigure.Heralmond-shapedeyeswerewideopen,staringbnklyatthesky.
Notornclothing.Nosighiswasn''''''''ttheprimarycrimese.
Lu''''''''sfirstthoughtuponseeingher?
Ifshewerealive,I''''''''daskherout.
Fivearookie''''''''sinappropriatethought,butshehadbeeiful.
Sunlightstreamedthroughthedenseopy,dapplingherskinwithshiftingpatternsoflight.Thestillnessofthecorpse,thevitalityofthesurroundingforest,theterrorfrozenonherface,thewarmthofthebreeze—itwasatradi.
Yethauntinglypoetic.
Theairsmelledfaintlyoflustah.
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