He sits back on his heels. “I guess I should tell you something. Since we’re being honest.”
I think of the baby growing inside me. We’re not being fully honest.
“I know who killed Emily.”
Every thought drops out of my head. “What?”
“The night Benjamin was taken. I was… I was distracted. Noelle gave me a note her FBI boyfriend had stolen. It was about Emily’s murder. It turns out, Emily knew who Rodion’s real dad was: Sergey.”
I gasp. “Did Sergey know?”
Timofey nods. “Sergey knew, but Rodion didn’t. Which is why Sergey killed Emily. So she wouldn’t tell him.”
For a second, the information slips past me. Then I double back, eyes widening with understanding. “Sergey killed Emily?”
Timofey’s nostrils flare. His knuckles turn white as he fists his hands on his thighs. “Yes.”
I reach ou
