Chapter 37:
Rain poured over Dallas as Emily raced toward the city.
The little fishing boat had been abandoned at the nearest marina, and now she sped through the highway in an old pickup truck she had borrowed from the harbor master.
Her hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that her knuckles turned white.
One thought echoed in her mind.
Please be alive, Zach.
⸻
At St. Mary’s Medical Center…
The fake nurse’s body had already been taken away.
Detective Reed stood beside the hospital bed, studying the silver card.
Victor paced the room.
Alexander stared silently out the rain-streaked window.
Zach leaned back against his pillows.
He looked exhausted, but his eyes were alert.
“So…”
“The Queen.”
Reed nodded.
“We’ve never heard that title before.”
Alexander finally turne
