ROMAN'S POV

I sat there, staring at the frozen frame on the monitor, my mind circling the same question over and over. Why? Why had Cassandra suddenly pulled out a mirror while arranging the files? And right after she set it down, the camera went white, completely blind. It wasn’t a coincidence. It couldn’t be.

 “She did that on purpose,” Lauren’s voice came softly from beside me.

 I turned to her slowly, still trying to process what I’d just seen. “She placed the mirror there on purpose?” I asked, my voice low, steady though beneath it, I could feel the irritation brewing.

 “Yes.” Lauren nodded, her tone certain, calm, analytical...