(Eleanor's POV)
Elise stared back at me from the driver’s seat.
Although she wasn't smiling, I could tell she was okay from the relief in her eyes.
I walked toward the car and slid into the passenger seat.
“Drive back home,” I said softly.
She pulled away from Vale Corporation without another word.
The silence in the car wasn’t tense. It was warm and normal.
Like both of us were just making sure the other was still in one piece after everything that happened.
After a few minutes, Elise reached over to the center console and passed me a leather notepad.
“You need to see this,” she said.
I took it and flipped it open.
The first page was a news clipping. Printed out and highlighted in yellow.
LOST DAUGHTER OF THE POWERFUL HAWTHORNE FAMILY FINALLY FOUND
My breath caught
