Under His Watchful Eyes
I let out a choked gasp, dropping my keys.
I had lost this necklace at my high school prom, six years ago. I had cried for weeks over it. It was the last thing my mother had given me before she passed.
"Is there a problem, Ms. Vance?"
I whirled around. Julian was standing in the doorway of his office, his coat over his arm.
"This," I said, holding up the necklace, my voice shaking. "I... I lost this years ago. In another state. How did it get here?"