“What is this?”
Jason leaned closer.
“Did you really think I was the only person who knew how to arrange a convincing funeral?”
My heart began pounding.
Then he whispered:
“Emily, your sister is alive.”
I didn’t believe him.
Jason had deceived practically everyone he’d ever known.
Why should I trust another word?
But when I showed Michael the address, he became completely still.
“You recognize it,” I said.
He looked away.
“Michael, is Lily alive?”
He didn’t answer.
That silence told me everything.
“You knew?” I demanded.
He finally nodded.
Then he explained.
Lily had survived the staircase incident.
Doctors performed an emergency delivery, and Noah survived as well.
Lily’s condition was critical, but she eventually recovered.
Because investigators feared Jason might interfere if he discovered she’d survived, her recovery was kept secret as part of an extraordinary protective operation.
The funeral had been staged.
