16 Drew My eyelids jerked open—too damn quiet. I rolled out of bed, that goddamn feeling of something bad settling over my brain as I crept down the stairs. No Shaun. “Shaun?” I called, hurrying back up the stairs. The office and bathroom doors stood open. Empty. “Shaun!” I hollered, knowing silence would meet my ears. “Goddamnit!” I searched for my cell and found it on the counter, where I’d tossed it after getting back the night before. I’d missed the notification ding that a car drove up the driveway. I clicked on the App and watched as a blue BMW came to life in the house’s floodlights. Shaun snuck out the door and rushed to climb in. “Fuck.” I scrolled. Zoomed in. Brow furrowed, I studied the blonde woman driving but didn’t have a f*****g clue who she was. I scrolled down a