"The place I followed Tara, the freckled beauty in the sexy sleeveless top and round glasses, into wasn’t anything grand. It was, at best, a third-rate general store."

"The shelves were lined with cheap-looking items, as if someone had scavenged parts from a junkyard and clumsily pieced them together.
Even among the rundown shops of the northern slums, this one was shoved into such a remote corner that it looked utterly unimpressive."

“Not much here that might catch your eye, but if you’re curious about anything, feel free to ask. I’ll explain everything in detail,” Tara said, casually plopping …