Bruce pulled over in front of Xavier’s driveway. The tracker on Lisa’s phone had led him there, and he just wanted to make sure Lisa was safe and that Xavier was okay too. He also had a few questions for Xavier himself.

As he got out of the car, two security men stopped him.

“I’m here to see Xavier,” Bruce said firmly.

One of them spoke into his earpiece, paused to listen, then nodded. “You can go in, sir.”

Bruce walked inside and froze for a moment when he saw Lisa. He wasn’t ...