{Hailey’s Pov}
The words wouldn’t stop playing in my head.
“The last girl who spent hour after hour in that house? She died.”
Died.
I walked back to my office slowly, like the air was suddenly thicker. I grabbed my handbag from the side drawer. My steps were quiet, but inside, my heart thudded. What had Linda meant by that? Who was the girl? And why the hell hadn’t anyone mentioned her until now?
As I stepped outside Lachlan Corp, the automatic doors slid open with a faint whoosh. The city air hit me hard, and Williams was already waiting beside the black SUV. He opened the back door for me with a nod.
I climbed in without a word.
Pulling my phone from my bag, I typed fast.
H: Meet me at home in 30 minutes.
I wasn’t going to let fear sit in my chest like a stone. If anyone knew wh
