NIA’S POV
I had just popped a piece of mango into my mouth when the doorbell rang.
I didn’t think much of it…maybe another delivery or one of Alexander’s associates. I stayed tucked in the kitchen, barefoot, in one my oversized T-shirts, lazily chewing as I grabbed a bottle of water from the fridge.
Then I heard it.
“Good afternoon, sir. I’m Officer Reid, this is my partner Officer Brown. We’re following up on a missing person’s case. A Nia Taylor. We were told she might be here.”
The water bottle nearly slipped from my hand. My stomach dropped to my feet. I froze.
Missing person?
I was the missing person.
I peeked cautiously around the corner, just enough to see the badges, the uniforms… the way Alexander’s entire posture shifted.
“Officers,” he said calmly, though I cou
