Unexpected Ally

By the time Valerie parked the car and checked the surveillance cameras, Evelyn and Bianca were already not by her front door.

She had no idea how Dominic managed to keep them away, nor was she interested to find out about that.

The New Year's long holiday was coming up in two days. Melanie and Nathan had decided to return to Frostpier for the holidays, and Valerie also had the same idea.

Although