Chapter 7

I barely slept that night, with Hunter’s files still open on my phone as morning light slipped through the curtains, the photographs, bank transfers, and property records tightening the knot in my stomach while one thing kept bothering me, the message Hunter had sent before I went to bed.

I have audio too.

I stared at the words for several seconds before opening the file, and after a brief burst of static, Selene’s voice came through the recording.

"Are you sure she'll agree to it?"

My blood ran cold when Damien’s voice answered from the recording.

"She won't have a…