“Andrew
Vale’s family owns acreage out here,” she said quietly, circling a point
near the river. “Not the barn, but close.”
“And
the Hendrickson place backs onto this line,” Lucas added. “So does the old
mill.”
Skye’s
jaw tightened. “These aren’t random art pieces.”
“No,”
Lucas agreed. “They’re surveillance.”
The
realization sat heavy between them.
Skye
traced the symbol again, thoughtful. “What if Eddie wasn’t the first to notice
this?”
Lucas’s
throat tightened. “What if he was just the first to ask the wrong person about
it?”
She
looked at him, eyes steady and fierce. “And now that person thinks you’re
next.”
Lucas
nodded. “Which means hiding isn’t an option anymore.”
Outside,
a car passed slowly, tires humming against the pavement. Lucas waited until the
sound faded before speaking again.
“I
think this started long before Eddie,” he said. “Before me, even. Whatever this
is, it’s been guarded for years.”
“And
now it’s unraveling,” Skye said.
He
met her gaze. “And someone’s panicking.”
Skye
gathered the photos into a neat stack. “Then we stay one step ahead.”
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