Chapter 5

My dad kept his cool. He called Claire three times, but no one answered.

Worried about her safety, he immediately reached out to a friend at the police station. "Claire's watch and earrings have trackers on them. Could you help me find out where she is?"

Then he called Mom and asked, "Where's Erica?"

That question gave Mom the wrong impression. She thought Dad was actually concerned about me.

But in truth, Dad was just using my whereabouts to pinpoint Claire's location. The moment he got Mom's answer, he hung up.

This whole thing was so strange and sudden, so…