There was someone in Ela's life that made her happy, and it wasn't me. That felt wrong.

Panic flickered in her eyes as I asked that question, and she shook her head.

I frowned at her, not appreciating her lying tactics, especially when she was a terrible liar. "What do you know, Cecil?"

She shook her head. "I am sorry. I disagreed with her about it, so I decided to stay out of it."

I stepped over to her and took her by the wrist, making her look into my eyes in panic. "Stay out of what? Do you know where Ela is?" I demanded.

She nodded weakly. "I didn't...