Ethan had just returned home. He was about to call Emily when Thora rang him up.

Frowning slightly, he asked, “Thora, what’s so urgent this late at night?”

He had watched Thora grow up. As a child, she’d clung to him constantly. Though he wasn’t particularly fond of her, he’d always treated her decently.

At that moment, Thora was standing outside a nightclub. She’d planned to spend the night partying with her friends, but a call from Chelsea had piqued her ...