“Right this way, detectives.” The housekeeper said, her voice calm as she led Ben and Carolanne out of the living room in the opposite direction their hosts had gone.

Carolanne glanced back, her eyes lingering on the direction Hayden had disappeared with Myla in his arms. The image still sat uneasily in her chest.

Myla had looked… distant. Ben noticed her looking backwards and misinterpreted. “What’s wrong? You don’t want to stay here?”

Carolanne shook her head, slowing ...