Dominic stared at his phone screen, his fingers tapping anxiously on the steering wheel. He had sent Clara a message a few minutes ago, but there was still no reply. Every passing second only intensified the feeling that there was something bigger going on than just unresolved feelings from the past.

He replayed their earlier meeting in his mind. It was clear that Clara was hiding something. Every word that came out of her mouth seemed carefully filtered, as if she was choosing what she could say and what she had to keep hidden. Dominic began to suspect that their meeting wasn’t just a coincidence. There was a purpose behind...