Page 90 of New Blood

“Priscilla?”

She looked up. “Oh, Danielle.” She looked frazzled. “I can’t believe what’s been happening today. First you and Jude nearly getting killed, and then Violet… And I was the one who told Jude that I saw her coming from the garage.”

Danielle put her arms around her friend. “It’s not your fault. But I need your help now.”

She sniffled. “What do you need?”

“You packed up Cameron’s things the night Jude arrived with his men, right?”

“Yes.”

“Did you put all of the boxes into the storage room?”

She pointed to the door. “Yes.”

“You labeled them, right?”

“Of course. Flora gets so angry when stuff isn’t labeled.”

“Good. Help me go through all of Cameron’s things.”

“What are we looking for?”

“A letter from my mother to William.” She showed Priscilla the letters in her hand. “There’s at least one of them that’s missing.”

And it was the most crucial one, because she suspected that it contained the reason why William had accepted her into his pack without hesitation.

Priscilla’s eyes widened. “Your mother knew William? Are you saying…” Her voice trailed off.

“I don’t know,” she answered the unspoken question. “That’s what I’m trying to find out.”

Together, they left the kitchen and headed for the storage room located on the same floor. Danielle opened the door and entered, Priscilla on her heels.

“The ones on the left,” Priscilla said, pointing to one of the shelving units. “And everything on the bottom shelf, too.”

Danielle lifted one box and handed it to Priscilla.

“Line them up in the corridor. We’ll have more space there.”

There were nine boxes altogether that contained Cameron’s belongings. Danielle kneeled on the floor and began to dig through the first box. Priscilla did the same.

The first box she searched was filled with clothes, and while she didn’t expect to find the letter in this box, Danielle nevertheless reached into all the pockets to make sure they were empty. As expected, she found nothing inside. She tossed the clothes back into the box and continued with the next one.

“Priscilla, make sure to also check all the pockets, please,” Danielle instructed.

“Sure,” she confirmed while continuing to dig in another box. “Can I ask you something?”

Danielle cast her a quick look. “Of course.”

“If the letter you’re looking for is from your mother to William, why are we searching Cameron’s stuff?”

“Because these love letters—” She pointed to the letters she’d placed on the floor. “—the ones Eve thought were from me to William, were found in Cameron’s belongings.”

Priscilla stared at her, stunned. “You think he took them from his father?”

“It’s possible.” And it would explain so much.

While going through the next box, she was interrupted by Priscilla’s surprised gasp.