Chapter 41

I recognized my error when I returned to the bakery, but there was nothing I could do at that point.

Every trace of what had occurred the previous evening had been removed.

The bleeding note that threatened my life was nowhere to be seen, nor was there any indication of the box, heart, or threat. It took me a long time to realize that it was all gone. I was not sure what was more unsettling to me—the threat that had been directed at me or the knowledge that my mother could reach me at any time—so I wondered what she was up to and how long she...