(Kieran)
I got to Sloane's office at five.
She was already packed when I walked in. Bag on her desk. Coat over her arm. Ready to go.
But something was off.
I could see it in the way she was moving. Too careful. Too contained. Like she was carrying something she had decided not to put down.
"Ready?" I asked.
"Yes."
We walked to the elevator. Rode it down to the ground floor. The lobby was busy with the end of shift crowd moving in both directions.
My phone vibrated. The PI.
I glanced at it while we walked.
*Ashley went straight home after her shift. No stops.*
I put the phone back in my pocket.
We got to the car. I opened her door. She got in without saying anything.
I walked around and started the engine.
We pulled out of the staff section and onto the main road. The city was
