Adeline's POV

Day one of the investigation started early.

I woke to find Kayden already gone, voices drifting up from downstairs. The tech specialists had arrived before dawn, eager to begin their systematic sweep of the mansion.

I got dressed slowly, deliberately, trying to calm my racing heart.

Act normal. Just act normal.

I went downstairs to find the main living areas transformed into a command center. Laptops, cables, scanning equipment everywhere. The three specialists were already ...