VERA'S POV

Two months ago, I thought Jack was being ridiculous. He kept saying Monica might still be alive, even though we went to her funeral and laid flowers at her grave. I figured the man he hired was just out to scam him, taking advantage of his desperation. I didn't believe a word of it.

Now? I'm shaking even though the weather isn't cold. If someone else had claimed they saw Monica, I would have called them crazy. I would have argued with facts, reminded them of her death certificate and the burial. But I saw her with my own eyes. It wasn’t a ghost or a lookalike. It...