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I eyed Flynn, whose dark-skinned face was contorted into a frown of embarrassment.
“Bring your sister in,” I instructed him.
Leila Hart rushed into the study in an instant, and Flynn could hardly stop her. “Thank goodness! Why do they keep getting in my way? I said it was urgent.”
“Leila!” Flynn muttered under his breath, trying to remind his sister of her manners, but Leila didn’t seem to care. She took a step closer to me and then narrowed her light brown eyes at me.
“What is the emergency?” I asked, annoyance blazing through me.
“Evelyn is missing!” Leila blurted out, her expression animating. “Well, she hasn’t been herself since this morning. I was worried about her, so I went to check on her after she retired to her room—”
“She’s unwell?” I raised an eyebrow, cutting her o
