Chapter 79

• Melanie lay sprawled across the silk sheets, her hair loose around her shoulders, her body finally relaxed after what had felt like days of storm. The curtains were half open, letting in a soft ray of the afternoon sun, and she could hear Alexander moving quietly around the suite. For the first time since the ordeal with Keller, she felt her heartbeat slowing to something calm, something steady.
• Her phone buzzed on the nightstand. She frowned, reached for it, and saw Sophie’s name flash across the screen. She answered.
• “Sophie?”