NICHOLAS
My stomach had been in a twist since I’d tried to reach Emily. It rang for a while then all of a sudden her phone was switched off. I thought Robert had finally gotten to her.
What I didn’t expect was to see files… her files everywhere.
Scattered across the floor like a storm had torn through my room. My notes. Maps. Surveillance photos. Even the ones I’d hidden at the bottom of the drawer… the ones with her father’s name… and Robert’s.
Shit.
My pulse thundered in my ears. For a second, I stood completely still, trying to piece it together, but there was no question in my mind.
Emily had found the truth.
And she was gone.
No. No, no, no…
I turned on my heel and stormed back out, barely registering the sting of the wind as I tore down the stairs and into the street. I cal
