The Gift of the Dragon

by Michael Murray

  “And only half the belly,” Alice poked at him.

  “If I were back at the agency, there are techs there who could crack this in seconds. But I don’t think we want to go there.”

  “Well, let’s take a shot at answering the questions with what we do have. My phone, Ami, and our brains.”

  “Okay, but how about some lunch first? There are some good restaurants here on the Key. I’m pretty tired of mac and cheese with ketchup. How about you?”

  Alice needed to check her phone. Alone. “Do any of them have takeout? I’m sorry, Jacob, but my hands are killing me when I move, and the thought of going anywhere…”

  “I understand. There is a sushi place with takeout. Pretty good. Any preferences?”

  Alice thought about it. She could remember liking sushi. That surprised her. Maybe Grant’s death helped her memory? Maybe her brain was just healing on its own. “A spider roll? Something with tuna? None of that fake crab, though.”

  “Gotcha.” Jacob gave her a half smile. He started for the door.

  “Jacob, wait. Are you walking? Your ankle—you shouldn’t walk on it. Let me get you the car keys.” She reached for her pants.

  “Don’t worry about it. The Golden Shores isn’t so bad. They have a few bikes for guests to use. It will help to stretch it out.”

  “Are you sure?” She hoped so. It might be good to have the car.

  “Yeah, don’t worry. I’ll be back soon.”

  As the door closed, Alice reached for her phone.

  The End

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  Acknowledgments

  Thanks to my my lovely and brilliant daughter and first beta reader Alana.

  Thank you also to my dad and second beta reader, Murray, for his constant encouragement, and to my wonderful mother, Sherry for enlarging the scope of the possible, by publishing several books of her own and living to tell about it.

  THE GIFT OF THE DRAGON. Copyright © 2013 by Michael Murray

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  This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, organizations, places, events, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living, dead, or undead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

  First edition: June 2013.