Hailey's pov
At The Mansion****
Roy had texted earlier.
Emergency meeting. Security issue.
Ryan’s with me.
I read it again as I dropped my bag by the staircase. My shoulders ached from the weight of the day, my head dull and heavy. I told myself that I was tired. That the tension crawling up my spine was just nerves.
I turned toward the kitchen.
That was when I heard footsteps behind me.
I stopped walking.
When I turned, It was the two weird recent staff, Shelby and Marianne were already there.
Neither of them smiled.
Shelby stepped forward and blocked the hallway with her body. The move was casual, practiced. Intentional.
“Where do you think you’re going?” she asked.
Her voice was calm, almost bored, but there was something beneath it that made my stomach tighten.
“I’m just
