14.1 – Feeding the Feud

(Continued from Chapter 13.3 – Skin Deep; to start book, scroll to "Chapters" in right side bar.) "Ehh, la belle-doche Américaine!" hoots Mireille's husband, Uriel Sarfati. He wipes his hands on his apron and leans over the kitchen counter to kiss Veronica on each cheek. The apartment smells of food: chick peas, beef, and rice stewing in a broth thick with curry and cumin, steamed string beans, and the acrid paste that forms when red wine vinegar and Dijon mustard are mixed.

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