Chapter 71
She found herself standing outside Chase's door later that evening, uncertain and conflicted, when he opened it before she'd even worked up the nerve to knock, clearly having noticed her hesitant presence through the small gap beneath the door.
"Callie?" he said, concern immediate in his voice at her troubled expression. "What's wrong?"
"There's a guest," she said quietly, glancing instinctively down the hallway to ensure they remained unobserved. "Bertrand. He's showing the same symptoms as before, the same pattern I recognized with you, and with Nellie."
Chase's expression sharpened immediately with understanding. "You want to help him."
"I do," Callie admitted. "But I'm frightened, Chase. If I'm caught again, especially now, with Liam watching so closely and my family al
