A Dangerous Lie

Half an hour later, at Autumn House, Kaelen emerged from the car and leaned against its side, lighting a cigarette as his brooding gaze settled on the figures beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows.

Clara and an unidentified man sat face-to-face by the first-floor window, engaged in animated conversation. Radiating warmth and harmony, they could easily pass for a couple deeply in love.

"Jared?" Kaele