Page 245 of Rangers Unexpected Return

I looked at Emily's photograph.

"Except Emily left the key."

"And Rylie forgot."

"Until now."

Judy nodded.

"The Keeper believed killing Rylie would erase the last living witness."

"But it didn't," I said.

"No."

"Because she remembered."

Rylie wiped away another tear.

"I didn't remember enough."

"You remembered exactly enough."

Everyone turned toward Judy.

"If you'd remembered everything eighteen years ago..."

"The Keeper would've killed you then."

Silence settled across the tavern.

Emily hadn't failed.

Neither had Rylie.

The forgotten memory...

Had protected her.

Will quietly cleared his throat.

"I found something."

He turned his laptop around.

"I cleaned the audio."

Emily's voice appeared as a waveform across the screen.

"I enhanced the background."

He pressed play.

Emily spoke.

Rain.

Emma breathing.