you need.»
From her front window, I could see the house.
My former home.
The driveway looked unfamiliar without my car.
Three men waited inside.
Two Illinois State Police officers.
And Agent Hale.
A thick leather folder rested on the entry table.
At 9:17, a black SUV entered our street.
My stomach tightened.
David had returned.
## Chapter 5: The house he thought would wait
The SUV stopped beneath the leafless oak at the end of our driveway.
David stepped out first.
He was tanned.
That detail nearly made me
