Chapter 259

2 months later…

Evie pushed open the gate of a modest two-story house, its white picket fence gleaming under the mid-afternoon sun. The house sat in a quiet suburb, its pale blue siding and neatly trimmed lawn exuding calm. A ramp led to the front door for Jenna, who lived here now with a 24-hour carer.

Evie knocked, and a carer—a kind-faced woman in her forties—answered, ushering her through the