The Price of Secrets and the Return of the Forgotten Wife
Damon unfolded the paper.
I stepped closer, looking over his arm.
It was a high-resolution photograph.
It showed Leo, wearing his blue winter coat, playing with a toy shovel in our backyard garden.
The photo had been taken from an elevated angle, likely from the roof of the building across the street.
Beneath the photograph was a neatly typed table.
*08:30 AM – Leo eats breakfast in the sunroom.*
*10:15 AM – Nora reads to Leo in the library.*
*01:30 PM – Nap time in the nursery.*
*03:45 PM – Outdoor play near the east wall.*
My hand flew to my mouth to stifle a scream.
The details were perfect.
They knew our exact movements inside the locked gates of this estate.
They knew when he slept, when he played, and when he was alone.
“Damon,” I whispered, the word barely escaping my throat.
Damon’s face went completely pale, his eyes wide with a cold, silent rage.
His fingers crumpled the edges of the paper.
“Harris,” Damon said, his voice dropping to a dangerous whisper. “Lock down the perimeter.”
“Nobody goes in or out.”