Chapter 40

“Finally,” Arec muttered, closing the file on his desk and putting it into the bottom drawer of his desk.

He glanced toward the windows and frowned at how dark it was outside.

“I’d better get home before Eve starts to worry,” he said, pushing away from his desk and calling for the car.

As the chauffeur drove, Arec stared out the window.

“Something’s wrong,” he muttered, pulling out his phone. “I can feel it.”

He dialed his brother, who answered on the second ring.

“What’s up?” Michael answered the call.

“Is everything okay back there?” Arec asked.

“I haven’t seen anything out of the ordinary,” his brother told him.

“What about Eve?” Arec asked. “Where is she?”

“She went for a walk on the grounds,” Michael told him.

Arec sat up straight and asked, “She did what?”

“She went for a walk,” Michael said, puzzled. “Why?”

“Can you see her now?” he asked, leaning forward to see how far away from the house the car was.

Arec could hear his brother moving before he said, “D