Cole
I knew letting Ivory go to Barrington with Maya to see Brian was a crazy idea. There was no doubt Brian liked her. The way he helped her and tried to protect her when I arrived at his house said a lot. I returned home feeling very uneasy.
There were too many possibilities about what could happen, but none of them seemed to lead anywhere promising. I doubted we would make any progress unless we caught at least one of the key players. Could it be Brian, or were we on a wild goose chase?
I sat in the living room with a drink in my hand, pondering the matter.
I gazed at Melissa’s portrait on the wall. My mother had it enlarged after we thought we had lost her.
To think it was all a lie. I couldn’t shake off the possibility that she might actually be dead now. It would take a mirac
