ADRIAN’S POV
The name appeared in my security team’s report at six forty-three in the morning.
I was already at my desk by then, which had become usual lately. Sleep had grown difficult in the weeks since the Hargrove Summit.
Though, I wasn’t lying awake staring at ceilings. It was more that I kept waking at four or five in the morning with the alertness of someone whose mind had continued working without them even knowing.
I read the report twice before setting it down.
AVA BENNETT RETURNED TO CITY APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS AGO. CURRENT ADDRESS: SHORT-TERM RENTAL, LOWER MERIDIAN DISTRICT.
ACTIVITY: MULTIPLE VISITS TO CITY RECORDS OFFICE, WESTBRIDGE MUNICIPAL ARCHIVE, AND THE OFFICES OF A PRIVATE INVESTIGATIVE FIRM ON CALLOWAY STREET.
I sat back slowly.
Ava Bennett. The name had l
