Chapter 4

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Captain Finch took down my mother's details and called them into the department to verify.

The answer came back fast.

My mother had died three years ago. No question about it.

"Enough of this nonsense!"

Captain Finch shot me a glare.

He turned to the other two officers.

"We're leaving."

The three of them hadn't even cleared the yard when another text lit up my phone.

【KO! KO! KO!】

【Stop the officers. The second they leave, you die.】

I stopped caring how it looked.

"Wait!" I shouted.

I lunged in front of the three officers and dropped straight to my knees.

"Please, help me!"

Captain Finch's expression changed.

He pulled me back to my feet.

He gave an order to one of the men.

"Examine her."

"Yes, sir."

The officer knew his job. He took out a stethoscope, listened to my heartbeat, then lifted my eyelid and checked.

"Normal."

That one word meant my nerves were fine. I was a sane, ordinary woman.

Captain Finch turned to the other man.

"Tim Perry, call in the K-9 unit."

Tim was reaching for his phone when my father-in-law's cell suddenly rang.

He glanced at the screen and said loudly, "It's my son!"

A video call.

And there on the screen was Grayson.

He was looking at me with a smile.

His tone was apologetic. "Marci, it was just a joke, I swear. I never thought you'd take it seriously. Sabrina's in a bad way, so I came to be with her for a while. Once she's settled down, I'll head home."

His father laid into him.

"You idiot! You think that's something to joke about? Look at the state you've put your wife in. Get back here right now."

That settled it. Nothing left to be suspicious of. Captain Finch's face went hard. "Ms. Larson, if you keep making trouble, we'll take you in right now."

As the three officers turned to go again, another text came rushing in.

【Look behind your husband.】

I scanned the video, and a cry tore out of me before I could stop it.

"Something's wrong here!"