Page 200 of Rangers Unexpected Return

He wasn't holding her in place.

He was reminding her she wasn't alone.

"What do you remember?" I asked quietly.

Rylie closed her eyes.

"I remember Emily."

The room fell silent.

"She kept disappearing."

"When?"

"Late."

"Every night?"

"No."

She frowned.

"Three nights."

"Always after lights out."

I wrote it down.

"Did anyone notice?"

"Cynthia did."

Victim One.

"What did Cynthia say?"

Rylie almost smiled.

"She thought Emily had a boyfriend."

"And you?"

"I believed her."

"What about Melissa?"

"She teased Emily every morning."

"Did Emily ever admit it?"

"No."

"What was she really doing?"

Rylie's breathing slowed.

"I followed her."