Becky’s fork slipped from her hand and clattered on the plate. Her heart was beating so loudly that she could hear it in her ears.
"It’s me, Lucas. Alicia... I know this is hard to believe, but it’s me. A lot has happened."
Lucas could feel his soul leave his body
Becky dropped back into the chair like her bones couldn’t hold her weight. She pressed her sweaty palms against her forehead and kept staring at the door, waiting for someone else to walk in, maybe the police to cuff her hands for attempted murder, but she saw no one else.
Lucas blinked a few times. "Alicia?"
Zoe took a few steps into the room and sat down slowly. Her hands were tight in her lap, her eyes going back and forth between Lucas and Becky. She tried to speak, paused, then tried again.
"I know this is a shock. I
