Chapter 7

The photographer was the one who found my mom, and he called Gabriel Holmes to help get her to the hospital. After the diagnosis, they determined it was just a mild concussion, nothing threatening her life.

Gabriel frowned as he watched my mom sleeping, hesitating for a moment before he pulled out his phone and expertly dialed a series of numbers. He waited, only to hear, "The number you dialed is unavailable." Despite efforts from both the hospital and Gabriel, they couldn't reach me.

Gabriel then called his agent, asking him to track down my phone number. It wasn’t until…