“Why are you just standing here like you don’t know what to do?”
“She’s still there, isn’t she?” I asked him.
Caleb stared at me for a moment before saying, “I’m not entirely sure. She’s been discharged, though. Cam said he was going to tell you. How are you feeling now?”
My gaze drifted back to the door. I ignored his question and said instead, “I’m going to talk to her.”
“Are you sure?” Caleb asked.
I looked at him again. “Did Cam see her today?”
Caleb shook his head. “I asked him that too. He said he didn’t want to.” He tried to meet my eyes. “And what are you going to say to her?”
“Something important,” I said. It was true, even if I was still trying to figure out how to put it into words.
“If you go to her, she might think she’s succeeded in riling you up,” Caleb said. “Cam told me he doesn’t fully believe everything she said, that she was probably up to something. That’s why he didn’t want to come see her again.”
“He visited her twice yesterday.”
“That’s true. Once with me and Car, and then again after his shift. He said he needed to ask her something.”
That made me turn to him again. “Ask her what?”
Caleb shook his head. “He didn’t say.”
I hesitated again, still unsure if I should go in.
Caleb bent slightly, trying to catch my eyes since I was staring at the floor. “If you’ve got something to say to her, go in and say it. Just... be careful. I think this woman is cunning. Caroline thought so too. She hasn’t done anything extreme yet, but don’t trigger her.”
“Okay.” I nodded, trying to ignore the anxiety tightening in my chest and the possibility that what I was about to say might set her off. But it was important. I had to say it to her. “Where did you place her?”
“In the observation unit.”
“Good choice.”
I marched inside and headed straight in. The ER was as busy as ever, people rushing around, too distracted to notice me slip through—or at least, I hoped they were.
When I reached the observation unit, I saw her already standing. A woman stood beside her—probably her friend or relative.
I stepped inside and quietly closed the door behind me. Kamar stood on the other side of the door, watching. When our eyes met, he gave me a slight nod, then turned and walked away.
I was glad Caleb had put him in charge. Kamar was kind and quiet, and he respected Cameron. That was enough for me.
Evie stared at me as I stepped closer.
“I don’t want to explain myself again,” she said immediately, defensively. “I told them I didn’t even know how I got here.”
“I’m not here to talk about that,” I said, my mind already racing through the things I wanted to say.
She fell silent, waiting.
“Even though I don’t think it was a coincidence that this is the hospital that guy brought you to, I’m going to set that aside for now.”
I paused, watching as her face went slightly pale.
“I just want to give you a piece of advice, whether you want to hear it or not.”
Her expression tightened.
