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Chapter Eleven When Maureen returned home after her long night at Black Doors, she was shocked to find her apartment unlocked. Moving quietly inside, there was a light on in the living room. Could it be Sophie? Her heart leapt to her throat determining that it had to be her missing friend. Who else had a key? Turning the corner into her living room, she was about to fly excitedly into Sophie’s arms. Unfortunately, it wasn’t Sophie sitting in her rocker, but Hutchins! Hutchins with a key—from some time so long ago, she couldn’t remember when she let him have it. “When did you get here?” “You looked shocked?” “I am.” “I had business in the City, thought I’d kill two birds with one stone.” She smiled. “And I’m just another bird in your life?” “A beautiful one, and you do look beauti