Chapter 5

Ethan put his phone away.

I carefully folded the notarization receipt.

I slipped it, along with the removal application for the VC subsidiary's legal rep I'd just signed, safely into the inner pocket of my bag.

I didn't go back to the hospital or school. I headed straight for the Sinchair family mansion.

The guest room at the end of the second-floor hallway was so empty; it looked like a model room that could be cleared out any time.

Two twenty-four-inch suitcases sat open on the floor.

I didn't bother with the pricey, current-season designer outfits in the walk-in closet.…