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Sitting on Liam’s chair, she devoured its contents. There wasn’t much of it. Only three pages long, dated from late May. After she finished, she was filled with a thousand more unanswered questions. Dread seized her by the throat and was ready to shake her like a rag doll. The diary might not tell her much, but it contained some important information. She had just started a new life. She worked in the Arcana Foundation, restoring old documents, and she had a confidante named Ms. Jones.
Did Liam know about the Arcana Foundation? His private investigator could go there and ask who she was.
What about Ms. Jones? Why did this woman give her money? And why did she fear for her safety?
Eva drummed her fingers on the surface of the desk. She could confront Liam when he got back, to see what he had to say.
Or she could find out where the Arcana Foundation was and show up there to see if anybody recognized her.
She really should wait for Liam, but damn it, she was curious.
Curiosity or safety.
Damn.
Curiosity won.
Eva opened Liam’s laptop and powered it on. A password-protected login prompted her. She clicked around and found out she could login as guest. After her access was approved, she opened up a browser and searched for the Arcana Foundation. It was a private library located in downtown Chicago. She got the address and jotted it onto a pad of paper.
Now, there was a problem as to how to get there. She could call a cab, but she didn’t have any cash. Liam could pay it, a part of her suggested. Have the cab pick her up and let the meter run while she went in and made some inquiries. Then, after she finished, the cab could take her home and have Liam pick up the tab. He wouldn’t be pleased she sneaked around like that, but hell, this was her life. She needed to know. Not being able to remember anything was driving her insane.
Sounded like a plan.
Eva researched for a cab company and placed a call. She waited outside, sneaking away from Hades and Rosa. Twenty minutes later, the cab came. Before she left, she had scribbled a note for Liam. She hoped he wouldn’t be angry with her, but finding out her identity was important to her. He should understand.
Chapter Five
Liam had a bad feeling when he pulled into the driveway. Rosa was waiting for him under the portico with Hades on a leash. Her face looked w
orried. She tapped the window as Liam put the car in park. He rolled it down.
“Ms. Eva has gone,” Rosa said. She didn’t wait until he took off his seat belt. “She called a taxi and went to a place called the Arcana Foundation.”
“What? When?”
“About twenty minutes ago. I tried to call you but you didn’t pick up your phone.”
“I was busy. How did she know about the Arcana Foundation?”
“I read a note she left on your desk.”
“What did it say?”
“That she needed to meet some people where she once worked, then she would go straight home.”
Fuck, fuck, fuck. “Which home? Her apartment?”
“She has an apartment? What else didn’t you tell me, Mr. Caderyn?”
Shit. “I’ll explain later. Did she remember anything?”
“That—I don’t know.”
“I have to go.”
“She didn’t have money with her. How did she pay the taxi?”
“I don’t know. Call Cod and tell him to return to Chicago immediately.”
