KYLA
For a heartbeat, her mind went blank. No sound. No word. Only the repeating echo of “dead” in her head.
“What did you just say?” Her voice trembled.
“He is gone, Kyla,” Josie said, trying to keep her voice calm. “They found him this morning in his cell.”
“Cell?” Kyla frowned. When did Jayden become a prisoner?
Carlos’s expression hardened; his jaw locked. The news had caught him off guard.
“How?” he asked.
“Suicide,” Josie answered. “The warden called a few hours ago. He hung himself.”
The blow hit Kyla again. Cell. Suicide.
Jayden?
Carlos was already reaching for his phone.
“I'm coming with you!” Kyla blurted, flinging off the apron.
“Kyla—”
“I'm coming, Carlos,” she said firmly.
“Fine.”
She didn't bother to change. She followed him to the car. Josie did the same, and
