Chapter 4

I sat by the Verdos River until dawn.

With the property deed and a copy of the notebook in my arms, I kept replaying the recording on my phone.

Elise's venomous voice sounded especially harsh in the morning light. "Gabe is hopeless... his broke ex-wife... no one will ever know."

I turned off the recording and stared at the quiet water. The surface shimmered under the sun. It looked like something alive, something that had swallowed too many secrets.

Alex was at the preschool, and I'd taken the day off. I had money and evidence, but I was still missing…