Chapter 5

At 4:03 that afternoon, the gate outside the greenhouse gave a sharp beep.

Not the sound of it unlocking.

The sound of it refusing someone entry.

I was moving the last surviving tomato seedlings closer to the heat lamps when I saw Willa through the glass.

She tapped her card against the reader again.

The light flashed red.

Then she looked up and saw me.

A few minutes later, Dean’s car pulled into the community garden lot.

He got out fast, already knowing what had happened.

“You shut off her card?” he asked through the glass.

I didn’t open the…