CHAPTER 31DISCOVEREDEvanka pulled her phone from her handbag and dialed Evana’s number while staring out through the window toward the side yard.The call did not connect.She tried again.Still nothing.Only the cold automated voice answered.“Your call cannot be completed. The number you have dialed is unavailable or outside the service area.”“Seriously?” Evanka muttered in frustration. “Where have you gone, Evana?”She lowered the phone, stared at the screen for a moment, then tried once more, this time with growing impatience.The same result.No answer.No connection.Evanka let out a long breath, forcing herself to think positively.Maybe her phone died.She stood up and walked into the kitchen, opening the refrigerator.Empty.No leftover food. No groceries. Nothing that suggested someone had been living there recently.“She really left.”Evanka closed the refrigerator door slowly, annoyance spreading across her face. She pressed her fingers against her temple, feeling the e
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