Chapter 34

“Why not tell her the truth? She seemed eager enough to walk to her death alone,” Felix Pike said. He paced the length of the Hayes residence study, his boots clicking sharply against the polished floorboards. He was agitated, his shoulders drawn up to his ears as he glanced toward the window through which Elara had recently departed. Olivia Hayes didn't look up from the desk. She remained still, her hands resting on a stack of ledgers that detailed the dwindling fortunes of her house....