Jadea I could tell something big was bothering him. And, if I had to guess it had something to do with the missing girl. His behavior had shifted the moment he’d caught on to what the two receptionists were talking about. Then, he’d looked up Viola Florence, the latest missing girl. And that’s when his whole appearance changed. The color just drained from his face and I had been momentarily worried he would pass out. What did he know? Was she a family friend? And why was he afraid to answer my questions? On top of being worried, I was exceptionally annoyed because of Briar. If she hadn’t been stupid, if she hadn’t been baited by Derrick, we wouldn’t be here. We could have already been on the move to searching for Viola. From what the news said, her parents had last looked in on her

