Bruce furrowed his brow. So, an elderly lady? Were you able to identify her? " Elijah ground his teeth and nodded. "It was Caroline. "

The name hovered in the air between them like a heavy, symbolic burden that they knew they were responsible for but didn’t want to face. Bruce’s eyes opened real wide as if he could not believe what he heard, and then they became slits of focus.

‘Caroline,’ He repeated and when he spoke her name once more, it was as if this weighed utterly against her genuine identity. "Are you sure?"

"Definitely," Elijah said. ‘‘She was there even in the dark And Bruce… The cottage...