Chapter Sixteen
Nikki
I left Faye and rushed back to Victor’s cabin. When I arrived, Nathan had left with the car. I pulled out my phone and tried calling and texting him, but received no response. I then went back outside and checked on Drake’s body, which was still lying headless in the snow. Staring down at his corpse, I wondered what he’d meant exactly by “things not being what they seemed.” Of course, he was murdered before he could elaborate.
Just my luck.
Still, I couldn’t help but wonder what he’d been about to tell us.
Was it about Faye? Or my mother? I wondered.
Frustrated, I flew back to Duncan’s house and then the marina. Unfortunately, they were both quiet. Thinking that Nathan may have gone to search for me at Club Nightshade, I decided to head over there.
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