Chapter 5

My hand shook so hard I could barely hold the phone, my face frozen with fear.

When I didn't respond, Eliza jumped in quickly. "He's just there to oversee the project. Nathan's such a workaholic. He might not even find you guys. In his mind, you've been dead for a year. He's almost engaged to Melanie now, so maybe..."

She stopped herself, leaving the rest unsaid.

I knew exactly what she was getting at. "Even if he found out I was still alive, Sammy and I would just be an embarrassment to him. He wouldn't acknowledge us."

That was what…