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I concentrated on the letters.
DID YOU SEE ANYTHING?
“Not directly.”
She hesitated.
“But I saw him entering the pantry several times when he thought nobody was watching.”
My eyes burned.
Mara reached for my hand.
“Mrs. Mercer, I don’t know what’s happening. But I don’t believe you’re getting worse naturally.”
The words struck me harder than I expected.
For months, I had been surrounded by professionals who believed my body was failing for reasons they couldn’t explain.
This woman, who had known me for only a few weeks, had noticed that something was wrong.
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I typed another message.
I NEED TO SPEAK TO MY LAWYER.
Mara read it.
“Samuel Reed?”
I selected YES.
She nodded.
“I can help you.”
