“Isn’t that,” Casey said, pulling Emma back into the restaurant they had been about to exit. “Michelle.”

Emma ran to the window and looked out, only to see Michelle going into a hotel with a tall man. “Do you think she’s cheating on Lucius?”

The two women were in Limdale, a small town near Fernville. They had gone there to see Casey’s cousin and had stopped to eat lunch before proceeding to the house she lived in. Emma had refused to talk to Lucius when he showed up and had told him she wasn’t yet ready although the curiosity was killing her.

“I have no idea,” Casey said. “Why don’t...