Todd drove his sleek black
Porsche down Main Street, past the dark stores that were already closed for the
day. The streets and alleyways of town were deserted and quiet. Everyone had retreated
home early, he realized, even those who hadn’t been invited to the party. Maybe
he wasn’t the only one who had an ominous feeling about tonight.
After the sheriff’s
office, he made a sharp right turn to take the long winding road up the hill.
He drove past private residences that were almost hidden from sight, set far
back from the road…nestled behind thick bushes, tall lines of trees, and tall
metal gates.
The first house they
passed was Reece Stone’s enormous dome of a house, constructed out of concrete
without windows or trim of any kind. Reece was a reclusive software king who’d
made millions before he’d disappeared from the public eye. Todd liked Reece and
his easygoing manner, which had always drawn people to him before he’d
retreated from public life. He was now playing with his computers at his new
home and developing new software to make his life and other people’s lives
easier. His house was computerized and voice-activated. Todd loved to tease the computer system that answered in a woman’s voice with a woman’s point of view.
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