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“I think Carly Keep was just a small part of something bigger.”
“Why though?”
“Call it a hunch. I need my spare laptop from the car. I’ll be right back.” He is up and gone before anyone can stop him.
“Okay, is anyone else confused?” Jagger asks.
“I don’t know what Ev’s thinking, but I still feel like something is off.” Creed sighs.
“Same. I’ve had this bad feeling all day.” I look down the corridor, happy to see that it’s still empty. As much as I’d like to head home and wrap my arms around Avery until this feeling goes away, I can’t. I’m not leaving this hospital until I know Salem and the baby are okay.
Nobody says anything else until Ev comes back with his laptop. He sits down and starts typing. We all watch a million emotions play across his face.
“Neil, was the one who had Carly committed.”
“Her boyfriend?” I wince—another reason she’d want to shoot him.
“That’s just it, I can’t find any evidence that they were ever together. I hacked the system and saw the footage from the day he carried her unconscious body into the facility, and I watched him walk her out three days before the shooting. Other than that, there were no visits or phone calls until an hour before she was released.”
“Where’s the boyfriend now?”
“He went home to his wife, according to the police. Paul said an officer interviewed the couple and that the wife was pissed and in the process of kicking her husband out.”
“That’s not surprising.” Creed shrugs.
“No, what is surprising is that I can’t find a marriage certificate.”
“So, they weren’t married?”
“No, and cops don’t ask for proof of marriage when they visit, especially when it’s just for some follow-up questions.”
“Neil was the intended victim, not the attacker. So they wouldn’t have pushed too hard when, as far as they were concerned, the case was closed.”
“So, who exactly is this guy?” Slade questions.
“That’s what I’d like to know.”
“What was Carly committed for?” Jagger leans forward and looks at Ev.
Ev types quickly before looking up. “She could hear voices.”
“So, she was schizophrenic?”
Ev growls. “That’s what I would have thought if Neil hadn’t committed her and signed his name Penn Travis.”
Creed jumps from his seat as Jagger starts cursing. “So, she was there to take me out? But we still don’t know why.”
“I think she was manipulated. I think Carly was gifted in some way and couldn’t cope so they used her to their advantage because she was a liability and expendable. Maybe the target was you Creed and perhaps you were just the first they planned to take out. Avery fucked that up, but that doesn’t mean they’d just give up.” E states.
“Their psychic would have given Avery a heads up if she saw something else though.” I run my fingers through my hair.
“Relying on a child who may or may not have a vison is dumb. They’d be better off planting a–” Slade snaps his mouth shut, his eyes going wide.
“A spy? You think Avery is a…” I choke out, unwilling to believe it.
“Fuck.” Ev jumps up, his laptop toppling to the floor as he runs toward Salem’s room.
We all run after him, having no idea what’s going on. He shoves the door open, surprising Zig and Oz, who whirl around as Astrid dabs a towel against Salem’s head.
