Chapter 21 For three days, as the layers of shielding built up around her, nothing happened. Because she didn’t know what else to do, Isobel leaned into the film as a safe haven and complete distraction. She buried herself in the work. The film was set to take place in a single day in her character’s life—one that would change her forever. They’d gotten a lot of usable footage for the final car chase. Acquiring the yellow Hummer had guaranteed they’d have the vehicle if they needed it. But she’d made it clear that she wasn’t going to drive it. The dealer had offered it at a bargain as Claude Vermette had dinged it up too much for it to be sold as new. Then Devlin, being smart, had offered them a screen credit and they’d given it to the film for free. If it survived, they wanted to hav

