After the meeting, Lavinia excused herself to the bathroom. Casey heard hushed voices as she talked on the phone with someone but she couldn’t tell what they were saying.

She also wouldn’t have listened anyway. She trusted Lavinia and wouldn’t betray her trust that way.

“Who was that?” Casey asked when Lavinia returned to Bee’s living room.

Lavinia was silent, her eyes darting around the room. Everywhere she looked, but never at Casey. ...