"What do you mean?" Nathaniel asked.
He understood each word Eric said on its own, but when put together, they made no sense to him.
'Audrey's supposed to be safe, recuperating in the mental institution. How could she be missing?'
Eric produced his phone, displaying the news link he'd forwarded to Nathaniel seven days earlier.
[Explosion at Northvale Mental Institution leaves three injured and one missing. The missing individual is believed dead.]
Nathaniel's vision darkened. "False. This must be false. I never..."
His phone contained highly confidential business data, strictly off-limits to everyone except...
He spun around to find Lily, her face still twisted in smug satisfaction.
Her expression stiffened, then quickly morphed into a feigned look of hurt.
"I'm sorry, darling. Yo
