Hailey

I stood on the stairs with my phone pressed to my ear, Marcus' words sitting heavy in my chest.

"I will be there in thirty minutes," I said quietly. "Send me the address."

I hung up and stood completely still for a moment. The address came through immediately. A warehouse on the east side of the city, somewhere I had never been.

I went back upstairs, changed quickly into dark jeans and a jacket, and pulled my hair back. I moved quietly, deliberately, the way you move when you have finally stopped being afraid and started being focused.

Evans was in his study when I passed the open door....