Chapter 14Everything seemed to be returning to normal. I was back in my apartment, back to my mountains, to the beach I loved and the tranquillity I had craved for so long. Aziz had come for a visit once or twice since we got back, but he, too, needed to distance himself from the events that had turned his world upside down for several weeks. As for Khalid, he stayed in Ottawa for a while, trying to explain away the unfortunate relationship he had had with his uncle and providing the authorities on both sides of the border with what he knew of his uncle’s dealings. Ultimately, he was cleared of any wrongdoing and the CIA even sent him a covert apology for trespassing on his life. In reality, they wanted to remain in the good books of the Al-Fadir family, which was going to be much harder t
