Chapter 10: The Home Videos
The police station smelled like burnt coffee and desperation. Emma sat in an interview room that could have been lifted […]
Emma thought she was just taking an assistant job. Now she’s trapped in a mansion with a tech billionaire who swears she’s his dead wife returned—and he’s not letting her go until he’s sure.
The police station smelled like burnt coffee and desperation. Emma sat in an interview room that could have been lifted […]
They got back to the mansion just as the sun was setting, painting the sky in shades of blood and
The drive to Portland should have taken four hours. They made it in three and a half because Alexander drove
Emma couldn’t sleep. She lay in bed, staring at the ceiling, replaying everything. The video of Isobel’s fall. The threatening
Alexander’s study was all dark wood and leather, the kind of room designed to intimidate. He poured himself a scotch
Emma woke at 3 AM to the sound of footsteps in the hallway. She lay perfectly still, heart hammering, listening.
Emma spent the rest of the afternoon in her room, reading Isobel’s journal from beginning to end. It started innocently
Emma woke to sunlight streaming through gauzy curtains and the distinct feeling that someone had been watching her sleep. She
Emma moved into the mansion on a Thursday. She’d expected to pack up her studio apartment with some sense of
Emma’s phone was at 3% when she pulled up to the gates. Of course it was. Because nothing about today