Body of Jenny Taylor Found Twelve Years After Her Disappearance.
My blood turns to ice.
“Angel?”
I spin around, eyes wide. The phone hangs limply between my fingers.
Eli’s face creases with concern. “What’s wrong?”
I shake my head too quickly. “N-Nothing.”
He steps forward. I step back, my legs hitting my desk.
He stops, head tilting. “Em?”
Tremors wrack my body. Panic settles into my bones.
“I’m not feeling well,” I manage.
“Do I need to take you home?”
“No!” The word bursts out—too loud. Too fast. “I just… I think I need this lunch alone before my next client.”
Eli hesitates. Then his shoulders slump. “Okay. I’ll be back at six to pick you up.”
He presses his lips to mine. I let him.
Then he’s gone.
I spring into action, fingers flying over my keyboard.
Construction workers found human remains while working at a demolition site.
The body has been identified as Jenny Taylor. Jenny was eighteen years old when she went missing without a trace.
The cause of death is currentlyunknown.
Police are asking for anyone with any information regarding this case to get in touch.
My throat is dry as the words loop through my mind.
Did… did Eli murder Jenny?
He said she disappeared. That he’d been looking for her ever since.
What if that was a lie?
Another fear slithers in—cold and dangerous.
What ifallof it was a lie?
I can’t go home. I can’t be here when he arrives at six.
Eli
Emily’s reaction at lunch was strange. Something on her phone spooked her. The last time that happened, she was being stalked by both Liam and Gianna.
Which is why I’m grateful I installed the spyware on her phone when I bought it.