“No.”
He looked terrified for the first time.
“I think if you leave this house right now, whoever brought you here will know we’ve discovered the truth.”
I stared at him.
“And if I stay?”
His eyes moved toward the security cameras mounted in the hallway.
“Then we might finally find out who has been watching us.”
That evening, I returned to my apartment.
Brandon was asleep.
Lily was watching television under a blanket.
For a few minutes, everything felt normal.
Then I noticed something on the kitchen table.
A small silver chain.
I froze.
I hadn’t left it there.
I picked it up.
It was identical to Alexander’s necklace.
Except this one had something engraved on the back.
Four words.
You were never supposed to know.
My hands began shaking.
Then my phone rang.
Unknown number.
I answered.
Nobody spoke.
“Who is this?”
Silence.
Then a man’s voice whispered:
