I remained frozen, trying to make sense of it all. I knew that Silvio's mother had Eve as her best friend, which meant she was practically her maid. I gasped as the pieces fell into place.

Moreover, Eve had killed her daughter. There was no greater pain than that. I didn’t know the entire story, but my curiosity was piqued. For now, though, I realized I needed to leave this place.

With only a little money to get me through the night, I hailed a taxi and checked into the nearest hotel, aware that I needed to be gone soon.

Finding a hotel was easy, and I secured a room...