SOPHIA’S POV I met him in a cafe far from our side of town the next morning. The waitress dropped our coffees and I gave a smile before she walked away. I cleared my throat. “So what do you have for me?” My private investigator was seating across from me with his elbows on the table. “What I have for you can’t be unseen.” I frowned. “Meaning?” He slid a flash drive across the table. The metal glinted beneath the light. “You hired me to look into Beverly and what connects her to Isabella. I found something worse.” I leaned forward, my pulse spiking. “Show me.” He opened his laptop, inserted the drive, and turned the screen toward me. The video was grainy, night vision. A car was parked outside a restaurant. Isabella stood near the curb, speaking to a man I recognized instantly. Be

