#Chapter 60 Austin Cooks For Ellie

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Whoever said aristocratic banquets are a bore, must have a melancholic temperament. I know all about the black and white suits and ties and the dinners and the need to look the taste for the bigwigs. But that's how you would feel if you just sit on the sidelines and watch. Me, I get involved.

I turn off the engine of my red Maserati, and kill the lights. This banquet has been better than the last one I attended at the Chevron Hotel. That one was a pure waste of time, considering our unannounced visitors.

I alight and unlock the door to my house. It's a duplex and it's all mine. The loneliness is a good advantage. I get to turn myself on however I want.

I turn on the lights as I go. Stop by the kitchen to grab a lighter and a pack of Malboros from a wall cabinet. Then I move upstairs and help myself into my room. The design is animalistic. Of the woods. Not just any, but a special one. One I have been to. I'm the wolf and this is my jungle.

I let my handbag drop onto a couc