Chapter Sixty-threeMaisieThe zipper clicked softly as I fastened the back of my dress, and for a moment, I just stood there, staring at my image in the mirror, feeling like a stranger inside my own reflection. My palms were cold. My breath were coming in short, uneven gasps. My eyes were… tired. So, so tired from days of chasing shadows that led nowhere. I got nothing, not even a single lead since the past few days.I smoothed my hands over the gold satin fabric, trying to calm myself, but the panic inside me only rose. I had tried everything in the last few days, but nothing worked. I tried digging, following, listening, observing—but all I had managed to uncover was one thing, and it was the same from the last time, where Finn called Becky “mom.”That was it. That was the only thread I had. And today… today was Zara’s birthday—the day Finn said the handover would happen. The day Mr. Caruso’s life could end.Finn has it all planned. I was sure he had everything in place already, an
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