I called my father back immediately, my hands still trembling from everything that had happened in the last hour. He picked up on the first ring, like he’d been sitting there waiting for it.
“Dad, what do you mean you know who broke in? How could you possibly know that already?”
“Because I’ve been keeping tabs on this situation longer than you realize,” he said, and something in his tone made my stomach drop. “Come to the house. Now, Annie. This isn’t a conversation for the phone.”
“It’s nearly three in the morning.”
“I’m aware of what time it is.” His voice was tight, controlled in that particular way that meant he was working very hard to sound calmer than he felt. “Please. Just come.”
I threw on the first clothes I found and grabbed my keys, waking Lillian just long enough to tell
