Kaela

“I can assure you that your mother is nowhere near, Kaela,” Lynch's muffled voice came from the door. “You have to trust me.”

I was standing now, still contemplating whether this was a trick by Lynch and my mother to get me to open the door. But he had been there for too long and assured me that it was him.

“I just want to talk,” Lynch added.

I moved. It was either Lynch was being sincere, or they were really good at the game they were playing, and there was ...