Lost Boys by Faye Kellerman

Author:Faye Kellerman
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: William Morrow
Published: 2021-01-12T00:00:00+00:00

There was something magical about being alone in the city without work and responsibility on the brain. The noise and congestion never bothered her: it settled in her head as a background hum. Rina was uptown, walking south on Madison, making her way back from the Jewish Museum on Fifth with a bag of Russ & Daughters mixed rugelach in her hand—truly a treat for the family if the bag ever made it there. She was desperately trying to limit herself to one cinnamon and one chocolate, but the aroma and the sugar were calling her name.

After she passed Eighty-Sixth Street, her phone sprang to life with a blocked number. She almost let it go to voice mail but then she figured that it might be Peter calling from a police station. She slid her finger across her phone and answered the call.

The low, menacing voice said, “I hear you’ve been talking to my wife.”

Ex-wife, actually, but she didn’t correct him. Chris didn’t mean to sound menacing. It’s just the way he was. “Did Gabe call you?”

“He did not.”

“Then you just have ears everywhere, Mr. Donatti.”

“I won’t argue with that.” Donatti paused. “Is it windy over there? I’m getting static.”

“It is windy. Hold on.” Rina stopped walking and stood under an awning. “Better?”

“Yes. What was the conversation about?”

“Pardon?”

Donatti sounded impatient. “Your conversation with my wife.”

“Why don’t you call up Terry and ask her?”

“I would except we haven’t been in contact for over a decade.”

“Why the sudden interest in her?”

“Could you answer the question? What was the conversation about?”

“Call your son if you want information.”

“He lies. You don’t.”

“I don’t lie,” Rina said. “But that doesn’t mean I’ll break a confidence.”

“Is she all right?” His voice softened. “Really, that’s all I want to know.”

Rina paused. “Why wouldn’t she be?”

“Is she all right, Rina? Yes or no?”

“She’s okay.” For now.

“You don’t sound convinced.”

“She’s okay,” Rina repeated.

“Does she need money?”

“Ask Gabe.”

“How much did he give her?”

“Ask Gabe,” Rina repeated. “Chris, what’s going on? If you haven’t spoken to Terry in over a decade, why are you suddenly worried about her?”

“Who said I was worried?”

“When you ask if a person is all right, that means you’re concerned.”

“I am concerned, but I’m not worried. If I get to the point where I’m worried, I’ll surface.”

“Where are you now?”

“Here and there.”

“Are you more here or more there?”

“I’m not in New York, if that’s what you’re asking. If you see my wife again, tell her to call me. I could be useful for her.”

“How do you mean ‘useful’?”

“Rina, we’ve known each other too long to play games,” Donatti said. “So I’m just going to lay it all out. I don’t know what bullshit she spun you, but her idiot husband has a gambling problem. He’s in debt up to his eyeballs to some very unsavory people. Terry is the mother of my son, and I don’t want her hurt. Furthermore, I don’t want her kids hurt. They’re nothing to me, but they are Gabe’s siblings. Something is off.

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