Chapter 8: The Study
Amelia was already moving before the call ended.
"What happened?" she demanded.
Her father's breathing remained uneven.
"I don't know."
"Dad."
"The security alarm went off twenty minutes ago."
A knot tightened in her stomach.
"Was anything taken?"
"We haven't checked yet."
The line went silent.
Then her father added quietly,
"The police are here."
The call ended.
Amelia lowered the phone.
For several seconds, neither she nor Alexander spoke.
Then Alexander stood.
"I'm coming with you."
Amelia immediately shook her head.
"No."
"This concerns your mother."
"It concerns my family."
"It concerns both."
His tone left little room for argument.
Normally she would have resisted.
Today she didn't have the energy.
Twenty minutes later, Alexander's car p
