THE PRIEST OF SANTA MARIA

  { PT.  4 } - You can't tell from this vantage point, but the building practically connect from this roof. There is a gap of about two feer between our roof and the roof garden of their apartment, on the other side. We cross over all the time. Just not in the pitch dark. If you can do it, I can do it, replied Angelica. Good, just follow Frya's lead, said Kurush. Frya climbed onto the stone balustrade and hauled herself onto the rooftop. There, she sat down, easing her way horizontally until she was mid-way across the roof before making a controlled slide down the sloping tiles to reach the two-foot gap. Lifting herself into a standing position, she leapt across, landing with the elegance of a ballerina onto the roof garden next door. The cold stone wall between Angelica's thighs sent shivers through her body. She stared down at the fathomless drop to her left. Don't look down, said Kurush, gently gripping her waist. It'll be okay. I'm here for you. He pulled he...