Chapter 4

I didn't reply right away.

When the car pulled up to Riverside Suites, I lingered in the back seat for ten minutes, reading it again and again.

I wondered how she got my number.

There was no way Alex gave it to her. James? Less likely.

Finally, I replied: [What do you want?]

She replied right away: [Some things are better said face-to-face. Tomorrow at 10 AM, Wildwood Café. Let me know if that works for you.]

I left her message on read.

But at 9:50 the next morning, I still showed up.

Evelyn was already there, dressed in a…