CHAPTER 16: AFTER THE GARDEN

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Emma found Damien in his study, working through files on Richard's business dealings. He looked up when she entered, already knowing something was wrong by the way she was breathing. "What happened?" he asked. She told him everything. Claire's confession about being there the night Katherine died. The obsession. The threat. The smile that had nothing behind it. Damien listened without interrupting. When she finished, he closed his laptop slowly. "She's going to run," he said. "What?" "Claire knows we have the recording. She knows we've figured out she was there. She's going to disappear before we can do anything about it." He stood and grabbed his jacket. "Where are you going?" Emma asked. "To Richard's house. Tonight. We're going to make him listen to that recording and we're goi

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