She was a stranger now, but she'd been a friend once, and that was enough for him.

“because the past was always around her and might return at any time. It prowled…”

“When a person sets a thing in motion, there's a feeling of unease, almost regre…”

“He said his friend Victor called it a lucky charm, and that it kept him safe in…”

“I think they've met before," she finally said."Who? Thibault and the loser?”