Kieran fell silent, his face frozen mid-rebuke. The others were equally stunned. The Evans couple was alive and well, so hearing Leah casually declare them dead left the entire room speechless.
Before anyone could react, Leah turned her attention to Quinlan, who sat in a central seat, with Daphne half-hidden behind her. After the recent incident, Daphne looked pale, frail, and entirely unlike her lively former self. Her complexion was ghostly, with hair thinning around her new hearing aid—a thoroughly pitiful sight.
Leah spoke plainly: “Half a month ago, Daphne called me, invited me to The Carter Family’s private villa in the Bay Area, and specifically suggested we go to Villa A for a diving session. I thought she was my friend, so I went along with it, and didn’t argue. Now that there’s
