Chapter 205

*Simon Bates’ house, South Dakota*

Paige’s BMW sat a yard from the house, half-hidden behind overgrown bushes that looked untouched for years. She slouched in the driver’s seat with the engine off, picking at a greasy container of fried rice balanced on her lap.

A plastic fork hung from her mouth as she scrolled through her phone, the screen’s glow catching the tattoos along her neck. It was a rar