Chapter 5

The train entered a long tunnel as Daniel's fifth call came through. The signal flickered, and his name faded in and out across my screen.

This time, I answered.

"Nora?" He was breathing hard, as if he had run through every room in the house looking for me. "Where are you? Send me the address. I'll come get you right now."

"Where were you on Thanksgiving night?"

The line went silent.

Then his voice softened, the way it always did when he wanted me to stop asking questions.

"I told you. The heating system at the hotel failed. I spent…