Chapter 132

We park three houses down, the street quiet except for the hum of an old porch light and the distant bark of a dog. The air is cooler now, carrying that sharp edge that comes just before the world falls completely dark. Roxanne kills the engine, and the van ticks softly as it cools.

For a moment, neither of us speaks. Then she glances at me, grinning like a wolf. “Wardrobe change?”

“Wardrobe chang